Rising trend of cardiovascular risk factors between 1991–1994 and 2010–2012: A repeat cross sectional survey in urban and rural Vellore

AbstractHypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia, obesity and smoking are known to be the most important modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Because the elderly population has been increasing globally, CVD may become a more important public health problem in the future. This report examines the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the elderly in Ankara, Turkey. This was a cross-sectional survey and included a total of 2720 individuals living in the Ankara district. Trained research staff administered a standard questionnaire in the participants’ homes and worksites. The questionnaire collected information on clinical and demographic characteristics and a self-reported medical history, including past history of hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, coronary artery by-pass graft operation, and cerebrovascular accident. The mean age of the study participants was 69.5 ± 7.2 years. The study identified 1298 women (78.1%) and 753 men (71.2%) with hypertension, and the overall prevalence of hypertension was 75.4%. A total of 739 (27.2%) people had diabetes mellitus, and, of these people, 603 (81.6%) were hypertensive. A total of 1361 people had hyperlipidemia, and 1103 of these patients were also hypertensive. The overall prevalence of obesity was 27.2%. A total of 553 (20.3%) people were smokers. Our findings indicate that cardiovascular risk factors are very common in the elderly. To maximize risk reduction, physicians must take aggressive measures to decrease cardiovascular risk factors.

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Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among University Students in Northern Turkey: A Cross-sectional Survey

Journal of the American College of Cardiology ◽

10.1016/j.jacc.2013.08.023 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 62 (18) ◽

pp. C5 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rasim Kutlu ◽

Mehmet Erdem Memetoglu

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

University Students ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional

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Cardiovascular risk factors in gout, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis: a cross-sectional survey of patients in Western Sweden

RMD Open ◽

10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001568 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. e001568

Author(s):

Anton Jonatan Landgren ◽

Mats Dehlin ◽

Lennart Jacobsson ◽

Ulrika Bergsten ◽

Eva Klingberg

Keyword(s):

Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Psoriatic Arthritis ◽

Ankylosing Spondylitis ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽

University Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Obesity Hypertension

ObjectivesWe aimed to compare traditional (trad) cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) among patients with gout, psoriatic arthritis (PsA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) stratified by sex.MethodsA survey was sent to patients with gout (n=1589), PsA (n=1200), RA (n=1246) and AS (n=1095). Patients were retrieved from Sahlgrenska University Hospital, the hospitals of Uddevalla and Skövde, and 12 primary care centres in Western Sweden. The prevalence of self-reported trad-CVRFs was compared between diagnoses by age standardisation with the 2018 population of Sweden as the standard population.ResultsIn total, 2896 (56.5%) of 5130 patients responded. Hypertension was the most frequently found comorbidity, reported by 65% of patients with gout, 41% with PsA, 43% with RA and 29% with AS. After age standardisation, women and men with gout had significantly more obesity (body mass index ≥30 kg/m2), hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia and multiple trad-CVRFs, compared with those with PsA, RA and AS. Obesity was significantly more common in PsA than in RA. In women, obesity, hypertension and multiple trad-CVRFs were more frequently reported in PsA than in RA and AS, whereas similar prevalence of CVRFs and coexistence of multiple trad-CVRFs were found in men with PsA, RA and AS.ConclusionsWomen and men with gout had the highest prevalence of trad-CVRFs. Differences in occurrence of CVRFs by sex were found in patients with PsA, RA and AS. In women, patients with PsA had higher occurrence of trad-CVRFs than those with RA and AS, whereas in men the distribution of CVRFs was similar in PsA, RA and AS.

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Evaluation of cardiovascular risk factors among university students in Turkey: a cross-sectional survey

Russian Open Medical Journal ◽

10.15275/rusomj.2013.0307 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 0307 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Rasim Kutlu ◽

Mehmet Erdem Memetoglu

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

University Students ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional

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Association of Lifestyle and Cardiovascular Risk Factors with Lung Function in a Sample of the Adult Italian Population: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Respiration ◽

10.1159/000369035 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 89 (1) ◽

pp. 33-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Giovanna Laurendi ◽

Chiara Donfrancesco ◽

Luigi Palmieri ◽

Diego Vanuzzo ◽

Giselda Scalera ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Lung Function ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽

Italian Population ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional

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Correction: Socio-economic status and behavioural and cardiovascular risk factors in Papua New Guinea: A cross-sectional survey

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0212894 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. e0212894

Author(s):

Patricia Rarau ◽

Justin Pulford ◽

Hebe Gouda ◽

Suparat Phuanukoonnon ◽

Chris Bullen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽

Papua New Guinea ◽

Economic Status ◽

New Guinea ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Socio Economic Status

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Foetal nutritional status and cardiovascular risk profile among children

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s136898000768389x ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 1067-1075 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jian Liu ◽

Christopher Sempos

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽

Density Lipoprotein ◽

Survey Analysis ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health And Nutrition ◽

The Impact

AbstractObjectiveTo estimate the impact of foetal nutritional status on cardiovascular risk among children with the Foetal Nutritional Status Index (FNSI), calculated by dividing the child's birth weight (BW, kg) by the mother's height (m2).DesignCross-sectional survey analysis.SettingA sample of children from the US Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.SubjectsA total of 3109 children who were 5–11 years of age and had data on BW and mother's height. Non-fasting blood samples were included.ResultsOverall, the FNSI was positively associated with BW and negatively associated with mother's height (P < 0.0001). Within sex-specific quintiles of FNSI (third quintile as reference) adjusted for potential confounding variables, cardiovascular risk factors tended to be ‘higher’ in the lower quintiles for males while the opposite was true for females. Multivariate logistic regression analyses indicated that the odds for males in quintile 1 was 2.4 for having a low level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (P < 0.01) and 2.1 for having a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors (P = 0.01); for females, the odds of having a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors was approximately two times higher for those in the first and fifth quintiles, who also had a significantly higher prevalence of central obesity.ConclusionsThe FNSI may be a potential proxy indicator of foetal nutritional status and it may be used to test specific hypotheses of whether foetal nutrition restriction or overnutrition programmes future cardiovascular risk.

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