An ekincare report found that 58.5% of Indian employees under 35 had at least one flagged cardiovascular risk marker in 2026.
The Young Workforce Heart Health Report 2026 analysed data from 200,000 employees across India.
It used markers including blood pressure, blood glucose and blood lipids.
The figure compares with 70.9% in 2023, a decline of 12.4 percentage points.
The report was released to coincide with World Heart Day.
A report by digital health benefits platform ekincare found that 58.5% of Indian employees under 35 had at least one flagged cardiovascular risk marker in 2026 year-to-date data.
The Young Workforce Heart Health Report 2026 analysed health check-up data from 200,000 employees across India.
The report used health markers including blood pressure, blood glucose and blood lipids to flag potential cardiovascular risk.
The 58.5% figure for 2026 compares with 70.9% in 2023, a decline of 12.4 percentage points.
The report noted that the safer conclusion is that cardiovascular risk has not increased among young employees, rather than that their underlying health has clearly improved.
The report was released to coincide with World Heart Day, observed globally on September 29.
ekincare’s broader research also found that over 33% of Indians show early warning signs of chronic disease.
Many of these individuals appear healthy but carry markers linked to heart disease, obesity or diabetes.
Workplace health screening programmes have become more common among Indian employers in recent years.
Cardiovascular risk markers can often be identified before symptoms appear, through routine blood pressure, glucose and lipid testing.
Lifestyle factors such as diet, physical activity and stress are commonly cited contributors to cardiovascular risk in working-age populations.
World Heart Day is marked annually to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease prevention.
Public health experts have called for greater workplace focus on preventive health screening for younger employees.
Heart health checkup (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
