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Saffola life study 2013 reveals that 72%^ Bangaloreans are
at high cardiovascular disease risk
• As per the Saffola life Study more than 70%^^ of Urban Indians are at CVD risk
• Young India (30 – 44 years) particularly at high risk of...
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Press Release
Saffola life study 2013 reveals that 72%^ Bangaloreans are
at high cardiovascular disease risk
• As per the Saffola life Study more than 70%^^ of Urban Indians are at CVD risk
• Young India (30 – 44 years) particularly at high risk of developing CVD
• CVD risk is paramount in spite of Bangalore being crowned as the most physically
active city
Bangalore, September 26, 2013: The Saffola life Study 2013*, India’s largest study on risk
factors precipitating heart disease, found that more than 70% of 1.86 lakh^^ Urban Indian
respondents are at cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. When the study was conducted among
19,897^ Bangalore respondents over a period of three years, it was found that a substantial 72%
of them had a high risk of contracting cardiovascular disease (CVD). Although 28% of
Bangalore participants indulged in physical activity four times a week or more, higher in
comparison to the other 12 cities, they were still at high CVD risk. It was found that 49%
responden
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