[Relation between coronary disease risk factors and mortality among men aged 40-59 years in the city of Frunze (5-year follow-up)]

Kardiologiia. 1991 Mar;31(3):35-7.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The paper presents the dynamics of risk factors which was traced during prophylactic medical examinations and its relation to death rates among 40-59-year-old males from Frunze over 5 years. Prophylactic measures were found to lead to a positive dynamics of risk factors such as smoking, low physical activity, hypercholesterolemia, arterial hypertension in groups of active prevention. There was a decrease in death rates due to cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial infarction, stroke, among individuals with arterial hypertension, obesity, and low activity in the same group.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Coronary Disease / etiology
  • Coronary Disease / mortality*
  • Humans
  • Hypercholesterolemia / complications*
  • Hypertension / complications*
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity / complications*
  • Risk Factors
  • Smoking / adverse effects*
  • Urban Population