Socioeconomic status and cardiovascular risk in urban South Asia: The CARRS Study

Conclusions
SES-CVD patterns are heterogeneous, suggesting customized interventions for different SES groups may be warranted. Different behavioural, weight, and metabolic risk factor prevalence patterns across SES indicators may signal on-going epidemiological transition in South Asia.

Source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - February 3, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ali, M. K., Bhaskarapillai, B., Shivashankar, R., Mohan, D., Fatmi, Z. A., Pradeepa, R., Masood Kadir, M., Mohan, V., Tandon, N., Venkat Narayan, K., Prabhakaran, D., on behalf of the CARRS investigators Tags: Original scientific paper Source Type: research