DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2020.v08i12.028

Pages: 2828-2833

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of disease that involves heart or blood vessels. A risk factor is any attribute, characteristic or exposure of an individual that increases the likelihood of developing disease or injury. The WHO has prioritized the following risk factors for CVD: - Tobacco use, Alcohol consumption, Hypertension, Physical inactivity, Unhealthy diet and Obesity. If appropriate action is taken to control or reduce these risk factors, the onset of CVDs can be prevented or delayed. Material and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional research study was conducted using interview schedule (modified WHO STEPS instrument) to gather data from the Group ‘C’ employees working in The National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi. The information regarding the various risk factors related to the cardiovascular disease was collected and analysed using MS excel and SPSS version 20 software. Result and Conclusion: The findings revealed that almost all of the risk factors are present in study population. Physical inactivity (62%) was the commonest cardiovascular risk factor followed by tobacco use (54.5%). Almost all of the behavioural risk factors were started in adolescence or in young age. Based on the findings, it is recommended that screening at the time of joining the job and thereafter, frequent health education and health promotion activities should be imparted.