[Risk factors and coronary heart disease prevention in selected Lódź population--Part I].
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.
Kowalski
Jan
J
Katedra Rehabilitacji z Klinika Chorób Wewnetrznych i Rehabilitacji Kardiologicznej Szpitala Klinicznego Nr 5 UM w Lodzi.
Gburek
Jolanta
J
Kos
Małgorzata
M
Wrocławski
Witold
W
Pawlicki
Lucjan
L
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
D002784:Cholesterol