Dyslipidemia has been closely linked to the pathophysiology of CVD and is a key independent modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The likely causes for the increase in the CVD rates include lifestyle changes associated with urbanization and the epidemiologic and nutritional transitions that accompany economic development. Asian Indians have been found to develop CVD at a younger age than other populations. In India, there has been an alarming increase in the prevalence of CVD over the past two decades so much so that accounts for 24% of all deaths among adults aged 25–69 years. The funders, Indian Council of Medical Research, provided expertise in designing the study and revising the manuscript critically for important intellectual content.Ĭompeting interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.Ĭardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, and mortality due to CVD is higher in low- and middle-income countries. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.įunding: This study was funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi (No. Received: JanuAccepted: ApPublished: May 9, 2014Ĭopyright: © 2014 Joshi et al. PLoS ONE 9(5):Įditor: Kashish Goel, Mayo Clinic, United States of America (2014) Prevalence of Dyslipidemia in Urban and Rural India: The ICMR–INDIAB Study. Citation: Joshi SR, Anjana RM, Deepa M, Pradeepa R, Bhansali A, Dhandania VK, et al.
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