title: [Level of cardiovascular risk factors in the urban and rural populations of Cap-Bon: Tunisia].
abstract: Cardiovascular risk factors were studied in a random sample from the urban and rural population of the Cap-Bon, including 692 men and women, aged 35-50 years. In this sample, including 56 % urban dwellers, the mean total cholesterol was higher in urban areas (4.64 mmol/l) than in rural areas (4.16 mmol/l). In urban areas 10.2 % of the subjects had values above 6.2 mmol/l compared with 6.6 % in rural areas. Obesity was much more frequent among women (35.2 % versus 26.3 %) but less frequent among men (16.0 % versus 5.4 %) in urban and rural areas. Diabetes was found in 8.8 % of men and 10.4 % of women in urban areas, and only 0.8 % and 3.9 % in rural areas. Hypertension was found in 13.8 % of women and 11.6 % of men in urban areas, 13.3 % and 4.0 % in rural areas (13.3 %). Cigarette smoking was found in 60.7 % of men in urban areas and 75.8 % in rural areas (p < 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Ecole Supérieure des Sciences et Techniques de la Santé de Tunis, La Rabta, Tunis Bab Suika.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gharbi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Belhani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aouidet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ben Rayana
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Achour
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nasraoui
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tritar
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kallel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D012423:Rural Health; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014504:Urban Health
vernacular_title: Niveau des facteurs de risque cardio-vasculaire dans la population urbaine et rurale du Cap-Bon: Tunisie.