Prevalence of ischaemic heart disease risk factors among the male population in Frunze aged 40-59 years and results of a five-year prevention programme.
The study analyses, first, the prevalence of risk factors of ischaemic heart disease among the male population of the city of Bishkek, aged 40-59 years (n = 5246) and, second, the efficacy of a preventive programme according to the development of risk factors in groups exposed to preventive measures of various intensity during 5 years. The prevalence of IHD risk factors in the given population was very high. In the group exposed to active preventive intervention a decrease in the prevalence of arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, smoking and low physical activity was registered after 5 years, compared to a group without active prevention.
Meimanaliev
T S
TS
Kirghizian Institute of Cardiology, Bishkek, USSR.
Shleifer
E A
EA
Aitbaev
K A
KA
Aitmurzaeva
G T
GT
Gil'fanova
V Sh
VSh
Podgurskaya
L P
LP
Abdurasulov
K D
KD
Finger
E M
EM
Ismailova
Ch S
ChS
Koshaliev
E K
EK
D000328:Adult; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007707:Kyrgyzstan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors