PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate postmenopausal women's risk factors and subjective symptoms of coronary artery disease, their knowledge about the risk factors and their performance of health behaviors. METHOD: The subjects were 285 women aged between 50~60 who had naturally reached menopause. We interviewed them using a questionnaire on the subjects' risk factors of coronary artery disease, their knowledge about the risk factors and their performance of preventive health behaviors. Collected data was analyzed through t-test, ANOVA & Duncan test. RESULTS: Risk factors of coronary artery disease observed in the subjects were diabetes (10.9%), hypertension (22.8%) and hyperlipidemia (14.7%). Symptoms of coronary artery disease were experienced more by those who had diabetes, smoked, had a history of coronary artery disease, and thought that they might have coronary artery disease. With regard to the subjects' knowledge about the risk factors of coronary artery disease, the average score was 13.88 out of 20 points. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that postmenopausal women have several risk factors of coronary arterial disease but they did not have sufficient knowledge about the risk factors and did not manage the factors appropriately.
Coronary Artery Disease* ; Coronary Vessels* ; Female ; Health Behavior ; Humans ; Hyperlipidemias ; Hypertension ; Menopause ; Postmenopause ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Risk Factors* ; Smoke

OBJECTIVE: Based on the data of National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHNS),which was conducted by Ministry of Health and Welfare in 1998,we analyzed nutritional status among arthritis patients in Korea. METHODS: Nutrition survey was performed through interview which was subdivided to food intake survey,frequency of food intake survey,and dietary habits survey.Nutrient intake was calculated from the recall of food ingested in previous 1-day.Overall,1,025 patients with arthritis and 2,773 normal controls recorded a detailed dietary history.Information collected was analyzed for intake of energy,fats,protein,carbohydrate,vitamins and minerals,which was then statistically compared between the arthritis patients and the control group. RESULTS:In patients with arthritis,body mass index (BMI)was significantly greater than in control in both men and women.Patients with arthritis ingested significantly less energy from fat and more energy from carbohydrates.They ingested less dietary intakes of the following nutrients:protein,fat,carbohydrates,calcium,iron,vitamin A,B1,B2,and niacin. Especially,the intake of calcium and vitamin B2 were only about 60%of the Reference Daily Intake (RDI).Deficiency of calcium intake was predominantly revealed in all age groups,even in normal controls.Female patients with arthritis seemed to take less dietary intake than male. CONCLUSION:Using these national data,we showed that the deficiency of calcium intake was revealed in our population,and female patient with arthritis had a tendency to ingest less nutrient intake.
Arthritis* ; Calcium ; Eating ; Female ; Food Habits ; Humans ; Korea ; Male ; Niacin ; Nutrition Surveys ; Nutritional Status* ; Recommended Dietary Allowances ; Riboflavin ; Vitamins