Open AccessMAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN A YOUNG WORKING POPULATION
Author(s) -
Н. А. Корягина,
И Н Рямзина,
А. И. Шапошникова,
Е. Н. Колтырина
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
kardiovaskulârnaâ terapiâ i profilaktika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.158
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2619-0125
pISSN - 1728-8800
DOI - 10.15829/1728-8800-2013-3-40-42
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , obesity , blood pressure , population , working population , ambulatory , cross sectional study , demography , environmental health , pathology , sociology
Aim. To assess the prevalence of major risk factors (RFs) of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a young working population. Material and methods. This cross-sectional study included 1832 respondents (70% men and 30% women; mean age 29,44±8,6 years). The levels of blood pressure (BP), total cholesterol (TCH), and body mass index (BMI), as well as the prevalence of smoking, were assessed. Results. Elevated office BP levels were registered in 10,5%, and isolated ambulatory arterial hypertension (AH) in 10%. Overall, AH prevalence in this young working population was 20%. Elevated BP was registered in 34,2% of individuals with hypercholesterolemia (TCH >5 mmol/l), compared to 18,2% in people with TCH <5 mmol/l (p<0,001). Conclusion. The most prevalent CVD RFs in working people under 40 were obesity and AH.