[Distribution of cardiovascular risk factors in coronary patients in Sahel, Tunisia].
We evaluated cardiovascular risk factors and their association in patients in Sahel, hospitalized for coronary disease over the period 1994-1998. The clinical features of 3455 patients (72.4% men, 1741 with myocardial infarction, 1714 with unstable angina) were analysed on hospital admission. The prevalence of smoking, dyslipidaemia, hypertension, diabetes and obesity was 77.4%, 39.4%, 28.5%, 42.5% and 25.1% respectively in men and 2.9%, 43.7%, 59.2%, 56.6% and 31.9% respectively in women. With this risk factor profile a national strategy of primary prevention and heart health promotion is needed in Tunisia.
Lihioui
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Laboratoire de recherche LAB-SM-01, Service de Biochimie, Hôpital La Rabta, Tunis (Tunisie).
Boughzala
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E
Ben Farhat
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M
Ammar
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H
Chaouech
A
A
Jemaa
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R
Kaabachi
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N
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D011322:Primary Prevention; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014416:Tunisia