Cardiovascular risk factors in hypothyroidism in the populations of the Russian Federation and the USA

AbstractObjectiveTo compare cardiovascular risk factors between vegetarians and non-vegetarians in black individuals living in the USA.DesignA cross-sectional analysis of a sub-set of 592 black women and men enrolled in the Adventist Health Study-2 (AHS-2) cohort of Seventh-day Adventists.SettingMembers of the AHS-2 cohort, who lived in all states of the USA and provinces of Canada.SubjectsBlack/African-American members of two sub-studies of AHS-2 where blood and physiological measurements were obtained.ResultsOf these women and men, 25 % were either vegan or lacto-ovo-vegetarians (labelled ‘vegetarian/vegans’), 13 % were pesco-vegetarian and 62 % were non-vegetarian. Compared with non-vegetarians, the vegetarian/vegans had odds ratios for hypertension, diabetes, high blood total cholesterol and high blood LDL-cholesterol of 0·56 (95 % CI 0·36, 0·87), 0·48 (95 % CI 0·24, 0·98), 0·42 (95 % CI 0·27, 0·65) and 0·54 (95 % CI 0·33, 0·89), respectively, when adjusted for age, gender, education, physical activity and sub-study. Corresponding odds ratios for obesity in vegetarian/vegans and pesco-vegetarians, compared with non-vegetarians, were 0·43 (95 % CI 0·28, 0·67) and 0·47 (95 % CI 0·27, 0·81), respectively; and for abdominal obesity 0·54 (95 % CI 0·36, 0·82) and 0·50 (95 % CI 0·29, 0·84), respectively. Results for pesco-vegetarians did not differ significantly from those of non-vegetarians for other variables. Further adjustment for BMI suggested that BMI acts as an intermediary variable between diet and both hypertension and diabetes.ConclusionsAs with non-blacks, these results suggest that there are sizeable advantages to a vegetarian diet in black individuals also, although a cross-sectional analysis cannot conclusively establish cause.

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Retrospective analysis of the cardiovascular risk factors in hypertensive patients in Mongolia

Arterial’naya Gipertenziya (Arterial Hypertension) ◽

10.18705/1607-419x-2019-25-1-14-24 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 14-24

Author(s):

B. Tsetsegdulam ◽

T. M. Maksikova ◽

A. N. Kalyagin ◽

G. M. Orlova ◽

G. M. Sinkova ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽

World Health ◽

Hypertensive Patients ◽

The World ◽

Medium Level ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

Health Organization

The review analyzes the structure of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with hypertension in Mongolia. According to the WHO data from 2014 the prevalence of hypertension in Mongolia is high among men and above medium level among women. In adults (≥ 18 years old), the prevalence of hypertension constituted 28,7% (25,8 % among men and 22,9 % among women), and when adjusted for age it achieved 31,8% (34,8% and 28,8 %, respectively). The most important modifable (non-nutritious food, low physical activity, smoking, alcohol abuse, obesity, hyperglycemia) and non-modifable risk factors of cardiovascular diseases are considered. We perform a comparative analysis of the Mongolian data with the data of the World Health Organization, the Russian Federation and other countries.

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Thyroid hyperfunction and cardiovascular risk factors (according to the data of population studies in Russia and the USA)

Profilakticheskaya meditsina ◽

10.17116/profmed201518428-32 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 28 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

V. G. Vilkov ◽

S. A. Shalnova ◽

G. A. Muromtseva ◽

G. V. Artamonova ◽

T. M. Gatagonova ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽

Population Studies ◽

The Usa

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On-the-farm cardiovascular risk screening among migrant agricultural workers in Southeast Minnesota: a pilot prospective study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019547 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (7) ◽

pp. e019547 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Tamim Rajjo ◽

Khaled Mohammed ◽

Jennifer Rho ◽

M. Hassan Murad

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽

Healthcare Delivery ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Agricultural Workers ◽

Risk Screening ◽

Registration Number ◽

The Usa

IntroductionAccessibility to healthcare services is a major concern facing migrant agricultural workers (MAWs) in the USA. We aimed to test the feasibility of implementing cardiovascular risk screening at farm sites.MethodsThis was a pilot prospective cohort study providing on-site monthly screenings of cardiovascular risk factors. We estimated the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and evaluated the success of this approach via modified validated satisfaction surveys.ResultsWe enrolled 38 MAWs and diagnosed 18 cases of pre-diabetes, diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia in 15 subjects (39.4%). Mean scores of workers’ satisfaction were high (≥4) on a 5-point scale except ‘Time spent with provider’. Over 80% of workers were likely to use this model if it was permanently available on the farm. Only 8.7% of workers were able to follow up after referral to a clinic.ConclusionsCardiovascular risk factors are highly prevalent in MAWs. On-the-farm screening is a feasible and satisfactory model of healthcare delivery; however, other barriers continue to hinder MAWs from receiving follow-up care.Trial registration numberNCT02418637. Results.

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