Impact of a Worksite Intervention Program on Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Demonstration Project in an Indian Industrial Population

[...]by contrast, in developing countries the current prevailing secular trend seems to be a rapidly increasing burden of CVD and its risk factors. [...]it is likely that a community-based approach may show the desired results of reducing CVD risk factors in developing country settings. Appendix Variable Intervention Sites (n = 4,885) Control Site (n = 943) p Value Age, yrs, mean (SD) 40.8 (10.8) 38.6 (11.7) 0.002 Male, % 58.7 58.1 0.745 Education, %   0.06 Up to primary school 22.0 14.3  Above primary school 79.0 85.7  Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Intervention Sites and Control Site  Intervention Sites Control Site Variable Baseline(n = 4,885) Final (n = 5,090) Percent Mean Difference*(95% CI[dagger]) Baseline(n = 943) Final(n = 907) Percent Mean Difference* (95% CI[dagger]) Weight, kg 60.9(13.3) 59.0(13.6) -3.1%(-4.0%to-2.3%) 60.9(10.2) 65.1(11.0) 6.9%(6.2%to7.5%) WC, cm 83.2(11.7) 79.3(11.5) -4.7%(-5.3%to-4.1%) 85.6(10.1) 88.7(10.8) 3.6%(3.1%to4.1%) SBP, mm Hg 127.1(17.7) 123.6(18.0) -2.8%(-3.3%to-2.2%) 121.6(16.4) 131.5(19.3) 8.1%(7.7%to8.7%) DBP, mm Hg 79.4(11.0) 74.7(10.8) -5.9%(-6.4%to-5.4%) 77.6(10.8) 81.6(11.1) 5.2%(4.6%to5.7%) Plasma glucose, mg/dl 91.5(29.2) 82.9(30.2) -9.4%(-10.7%to-8.1%) 91.1(32.4) 103.1(33.4) 13.2%(11.8%to14.6%) Total cholesterol, mg/dl 175.4(42.5) 164.7(43.9) -6.1%(-7.1%to-5.1%) 175.7(36.8) 182.2(35.5) 3.7%(2.9%to4.5%) HDL cholesterol, mg/dl 44.4(11.8) 49.0(10.3) 10.4%(9.4%to11.3%) 39.0(10.6) 40.6(9.7) 4.1%(3.1%to5.1%) Triglycerides, mg/dl 123.5(70.7) 123.7(78.4) 0.2%(-2.5%to2.2%) 112.9(63.6) 120.4(45.0) 6.6%(4.7%to8.6%) Table 2 Comparison of 2 Repeat Surveys in the Intervention and Control Community Values are mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated.DBP = diastolic blood pressure; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; SBP = systolic blood pressure; WC = waist circumference.