Risk factors for cardiovascular disease
Conditions
Interventions
Approximately 25,000 persons between 10-40 years of age from schools, universities and workplaces will be screened by a simple questionnaire sand 5000 with two or more risk factors will be selected fo
Sponsors
Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka
BRIDGES Grant
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age between 5-40 years, Voluntary participation or parental written consent, Two or more of the following 4 criteria 1. First degree family history of diabetes : Father, mother, brother, sister son or a daughter 2. Physical inactivity-Physical activity/exercises less than 30 minutes continuous per day for less than 3 days a week 3. Body Mass Index (BMI): In 10 to 11 year olds defined as weight for height over the 85th percentile and above 11 years to 16 years the BMI over 85th percentile and above 16 years BMI = 23kg/m2 4. Waist -10-16 years: equal or above 91st percentile (or adult cutoff if lower) and above 16 years: Waist of females ³ 80cm of males 90cm
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: •Current pregnant state •Diabetics or fasting glucose level >= to 126mg/dl or 2 hour value of >= to 200mg/dl •Blood pressure ³ 140mm systolic Hgor ³ 90mmHg diastolic or on treatment for hypertension •On treatment for dyslipidaemia Ischemic heart disease (angina, MI, angioplasty,CABG), stroke •Diagnosed nephropathy or 50% reduction of initial estimated glomerular filtration rate (EGFR) in subsequent analysis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The development of Diabetes, Hypertension, Dyslipidaemia needing treatment, Ischaemic heart disease and Reduced e-GFR up to 50% in subsequent analysis in the study and the control group [] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjective: Improvement in diet, exercise Objective: BMI and waist In the study group once in 3 months and control group once a year [] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactDr M A Wijesuriya, MD (Cey),FRCP(Lon),FCCP(Cey)
Honorary Director – National Diabetes Centre, Secretary – Diabetes Association of Sri Lanka
Outcome results
None listed