In a nationwide study assessing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among older adults in India aged 40-69, researchers used WHO’s non-laboratory risk chart to categorize individuals into very low-to-low, moderate, and high-to-very high risk groups. 

- Among 4,480 participants, found that 84.9% had a very low to low 10-year CVD risk, 14.4% were at moderate risk, and just 0.7% faced high to very high risk. 
- Unemployment dramatically increased CVD risk by over five times (AOR: 5.12), and raised blood glucose nearly doubled the risk (AOR: 1.81). 
- This non-laboratory approach was particularly useful in resource-limited settings for effective CVD risk assessment and management. 

Source: ICMR | [Read full story](https://ijmr.org.in/ten-year-risk-assessment-for-cardiovascular-disease-associated-factors-among-adult-indians-aged-40-69-yr-insights-from-the-national-noncommunicable-disease-monitoring-survey-nnms/)