A cross sectional study to evaluate the cardiovascular risk score in type 2 diabetes mellitus

INTRODUCTION- Cardiovasculardisease is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, including in low andmiddle income countries. It is well known that diabetes is associated withincreased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Risk factors of type2 diabetes mellitus includesunmodifiable risk factors like age, sex, ethnic status and family history andmodifiable risk factors like weight, smoking, alcohol, hypertension, sedentarylifestyle, hyperlipidaemia and hypercholesterolemia .Estimates of CVD risk canbe useful for both clinicians and patients

AIMS & OBJECTIVES- To evaluate thecardiovascular risk score in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus

MATERIALS  & METHODS - A cross-sectional  observational study  will be  carried in diabetic patients  attending  Medicine OPD /Ward  in  Government Medical  College,  Patiala.Informed  consent  will be   obtained  and the  patients  will be  interviewed  followed by  detail  examination.After fulfilment of inclusion and exclusioncriteria, 10 year Cardiovascular  risk assessment will be done using UKPDS riskengine.

CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE- Estimatesof CVD risk can be useful for both clinicians and patients: for clinicians, itis a prognostic information that can support them in the choice of therapeuticand preventive strategies; and for patients, it can be a motivation tool toadopt healthy lifestyle measures and to observe prescribed risk-modifyingtreatments