Population-based cardiovascular risk factors in the elderly in Turkey: a cross-sectional survey

Open Medicine ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adem Ozkara ◽  
Faruk Turgut ◽  
Mehmet Kanbay ◽  
Yusuf Selcoki ◽  
Ali Akcay
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Past History ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Important Public Health Problem ◽  
Cross Sectional

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.

scholarly journals Prevalence and clustering of cardiovascular risk factors: a cross-sectional survey among Nanjing adults in China

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. e020530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Hong ◽  
Qing Ye ◽  
Jing He ◽  
Zhiyong Wang ◽  
Huafeng Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional

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

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. e0211068 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Rarau ◽  
Justin Pulford ◽  
Hebe Gouda ◽  
Suparat Phuanukoonon ◽  
Chris Bullen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Socio Economic Status

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

RMD Open ◽  
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.

scholarly journals Knowledge regarding lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors in rural community

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 062-071
Author(s):  
Priti Lata Mondal ◽  
Jayanta Sadhu ◽  
Abdul Karim ◽  
Beauty Begum
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Cross Sectional

Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, making it a major public health problem in Bangladesh also. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in Joykhali village, Batiaghata upazilla in Khulna district from January to December 2019 to assess the level of knowledge regarding lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors in rural community. A total of 288 people were selected from each house by conveniently. Data were collected by using pre tested semi-structured questionnaire with face-to-face interview. Out of the 288 respondents, 43 (14.9%) had good knowledge while others had average (n=211, 73.3%) and poor (n=34, 11.8%) knowledge regarding risk factors of cardiovascular disease. Only 25 (8.7%) respondents had good knowledge while others had average (n=190, 66.0%) and poor (n=73, 25.3%) knowledge regarding sign and symptoms of cardiovascular disease. Majority of the respondents (61.1%) had good knowledge while others had average (n=105, 36.5%) and poor (n=7, 2.4%) knowledge regarding prevention of cardiovascular disease. There is an apparent need to establish more wide-spread and effective educational intervention, which should be sensitive to the abilities of targeted individuals.

scholarly journals PREVALENCE OF TRADITIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND ELEVATED FIBRINOGEN AMONG ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL IN REPUBLIC OF SERBIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milena Slobodan Pandrc ◽  
Nenad Ratković ◽  
Vitomir Perić ◽  
Maja Stojanović ◽  
Vanja Kostovski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Artery Disease

Background: It is well known that less than 1% of the population achieves ideal cardiovascular health as well as 65% of patients do not have their conventional risk biomarkers under control. The military service has its own  particularities that may contribute to the cardiovascular risk . Methods: In order to define the preventive strategy goals, we analyzed the prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors for coronary artery disease and elevated fibrinogen among active military personnel in Republic of Serbia.   Results: The cross-sectional study included 738 individuals older than 20 years, mostly between 31 and 40 years old. The mean value of SBP for the whole group was 122.39±9.42 mmHg, and for the DBP 79.94±6.56 mmHg. Among active military personnel 72.7% (533), had prehypertension and 13.8% (101) was hypertensive. Both body mass and BMI index among the observed age subgroups were found to increase with the age of the patients, as well as cholesterol values. HDL cholesterol values ​​also differed statistically significantly between age subgroups, with the proportion of individuals with HDL less than 1.5 mmol / L in all subgroups was about 85%, the only in the 41-50 age group was lower, 76.4%. LDL cholesterol, as well as the proportion of individuals who had LDL ≥3.5, increases with the age of patients, and an identical trend was recorded with triglycerides. With aging, fibrinogen levels increased. Conclusions: Those findings considering cardio and cerebrovascular risk factors would help to create the new approach for primary prevention for these categories of individuals.

scholarly journals The frequency of the main factors of cardiovascular risk and the presence of comorbidity in patients with chronic ischemic disease is the heart of the elderly and senile age

2021 ◽  
pp. 37-40
Author(s):  
V. Yu. Zharinova ◽  
G. P. Voynarovskaya ◽  
I. S. Shapovalenko
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Main Diagnosis ◽  
Obesity And Diabetes ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Artery Disease

The purpose of the work is to study the frequency of the main factors of cardiovascular risk (CWR) and the presence of comorbidity in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) in elderly and senile age. Materials and methods. A retrospective assessment of the case histories of 454 patients with coronary artery disease who underwent inpatient treatment at the cardiology department of the State Institution «Dmitry F. Chebotarev Institute of Gerontology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine» for the period from 1997-2017. All the examined patients were hospitalized for the first time and later were observed with the main diagnosis of IHD: stable angina of I–IV FC. The diagnosis of the underlying disease was established on the basis of general clinical examinations and special instrumental and laboratory methods in accordance with current recommendations for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease at the stage of examination of patients. Monitoring patients lasted from 5–20 years. Cardiovascular death was taken as the end point. Results. According to the data obtained in the elderly, the most common cardiovascular risk factors (CVR) are: arterial hypertension (AH), hypercholesterolemia (HChol), obesity, and diabetes mellitus (DM) are largely associated with the possibility of drug correction. In 70.2 % of IHD patients over 60 years old, a simultaneous combination of three or more CVR factors was detected. Conclusions. 1. The most common cardiovascular risk factors in IHD patients over 60 years old were hypertension (66.9 %), HChol (60.7 %), Obesity (23.9 %), and diabetes (14.3 %) are largely associated with the possibility of medical correction. 2. In the elderly, there is comparable data with the control group for the prevalence of the main factors of CVR. In older patients, the prevalence of smoking, obesity, and dyslipidemia was significantly lower than in the comparison groups. 3. In 70.2 % of IHD patients over 60 years old, a simultaneous combination of three or more RFs was revealed, which indicates the need for an active integrated approach to their correction at a younger age

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

Respiration ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanna Laurendi ◽  
Chiara Donfrancesco ◽  
Luigi Palmieri ◽  
Diego Vanuzzo ◽  
Giselda Scalera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Lung Function ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional
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