title: [Risk factors and coronary heart disease prevention in selected Lódź population--Part I].
abstract: Cardiovascular diseases are one the main causes of mortality all over world. Proper estimation and reduction of atherosclerosis risk factors are very important in both primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  of our study was to estimate atherosclerosis risk factors profile in subjects, inhabitants of Lódź (Poland), with (group I) and without (group II) CHD.
  
  
  METHODS
  Group I--196 patients (85 men and 111 women), aged 34-88 years (mean 63.3 +/- 10.1 years). Group II--170 subjects (87 men and 83 women), aged 24-82 years (mean 58.16 +/- 13.8 years) without CHD.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overweight or obesity was the most frequent CHD risk factor in the examined population (74.49% in group I). Other risk factor in this group were: increased total cholesterol level (65.08%), hypertension (51,53%), smoking (40.31%), diabetes (24.08%). In group II overweight or obesity was observed in 60% patients, smoking--48.82%, elevated total cholesterol level--43.53%, hypertension--40.24% and diabetes--16.98%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study have demonstrated that realisation of primary and secondary prevention principles in Lódź population is insufficient.
authors.affiliation: Katedra Rehabilitacji z Klinika Chorób Wewnetrznych i Rehabilitacji Kardiologicznej Szpitala Klinicznego Nr 5 UM w Lodzi.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gburek
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kos
authors.forename: Witold
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wrocławski
authors.forename: Lucjan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pawlicki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol