scholarly journals Cardiovascular disease risk factors in relation to smoking behaviour and history: a population-based cohort study

Open Heart ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. e000358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaana Keto ◽  
Hanna Ventola ◽  
Jari Jokelainen ◽  
Kari Linden ◽  
Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Smoking Behaviour ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

scholarly journals Trends in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in People with and without Diabetes Mellitus: A Middle Eastern Cohort Study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. e112639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Younes Jahangiri-Noudeh ◽  
Samaneh Akbarpour ◽  
Mojtaba Lotfaliany ◽  
Neda Zafari ◽  
Davood Khalili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

scholarly journals Obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in Tehran adults: a population-based study

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 887-897 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Fazizi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Lipoprotein Cholesterol ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors ◽  
Obese Women ◽  
Low Hdl

The relationship between obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors was assessed in 3622 males and 5025 females aged 20-70 years. Body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-height and waist-to-hip ratios were calculated. Obese men had a higher risk of hypertension, high total cholesterol [TC], high triglycerides [TG], high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol [LDL-C] and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-C] levels than non-obese men. Centrally obese men were more susceptible to high TG, hypertension and high TC. Obese women had a higher chance of being hypertensive and having high total TC, high TG, high LDL-C and low HDL-C levels than non-obese females. Centrally obese women had higher odds for high TG and low HDL-C. There is a need for education about lifestyle change in the country

scholarly journals The North Karelia Project: Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Finland Through Population-Based Lifestyle Interventions

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 495-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pekka Puska ◽  
Paresh Jaini
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Serum Cholesterol ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors ◽  
Lifestyle Interventions ◽  
The North

The North Karelia Project was started in 1972 as a response to the high cardiovascular mortality among men in North Karelia, Finland’s easternmost province. Prevalent cardiovascular disease risk factors in the province included elevated serum cholesterol, hypertension, and smoking. Through a sociobehavioral framework utilizing community-based interventions and national-level policy changes and legislation, the project targeted lifestyle changes as a means to alleviate cardiovascular disease risk factors. Diet recommendations included minimizing the use of saturated fats and decreasing salt intake. Another target of the project was to reduce the prevalence of smoking. As a result of the lifestyle interventions that continued beyond the initial 5 years of the project and then expanded to all of Finland, there were significant reductions in serum cholesterol levels, hypertension, smoking prevalence, and cardiovascular disease mortality. The North Karelia Project demonstrates that successful population-based lifestyle interventions serve as a sustainable public health solution to the growing chronic disease burden.

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