Hyperlipidemia is one of the major factors affecting most of the younger population in developing countries. The main cause of this is due to the lifestyle habits of the individuals and is one of the major risk factor in coronary artery disease and other cardiovascular disease and is becoming the major leading cause of mortality. The study is taken up to know the lifestyle habits in one thousand hyperlipidemic subjects of both sexes and were in the age group of 40-60 years. The lifestyle pattern such as exercise, smoking and alcohol consumption was collected using questionnaire. Seventy per cent of the male hyperlipidemics were having alcohol consumption for the five to ten years and eight per cent were having more than ten years. We also observed that eighty per cent and seventy per cent of the male and female hyperlipidemics were consuming caffeine either daily or occasionally respectively. Smoking pattern was observed among fifty five per cent of the male hyperlipidemics who were consuming either regularly of 3-5no. or occasionally. None of the female hyperlipidemics have the habit of alcohol consumption or smoking. Almost ninety five per cent of the hyperlipidemic subjects were involved in any one of the regular exercises. So there is urge to modify the lifesyle changes for the betterment towards healthy life and thereby lowering the risks of lifestyle diseases.
