Finding some risk factor of atherosclerosis in elder persons living in community
- Author:
Pham Thang
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Atherosclerosis
- MeSH:
Atherosclerosis;
Risk Factors;
Epidemiologic Studies;
aged
- From:Journal of Medicinal Materials - Hanoi
2003;3():19-25
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
1305 older persons living in communities were included in an epidemiological survey to investigate the risk factor for atherosclerosis. The results showed that prevalence of risk factors in the elderly was high: dyslipidemia (47.5%), hypertension (45.6%), smoking (26.9%), obesity (18.3%) and diabetes/IFG (12.1%). The prevalence of hypertension in rural area was higher than in urban area. Prevalence of dyslipidemia, diabetes/IFG and obesity in urban were higher than in rural area. There are not difference in prevalence of hypertension, diabetes/IFG and obesity between men and women.
