title: [Cardiovascular risk factors in Tlemcen (Algeria)].
abstract: Cardiovascular risk factors were studied in a random representative sample of the urban community of Tlemcen, aged 20 years or older. The study included 805 subjects (participation rate: 72%). This study showed a high prevalence of hypertension (32.7%), diabetes (16.1%), cigarette smoking (17.1%, but 36.8% among men), blood cholesterol levels > 6.2 mmol/L (6.3%) and obesity (19.2% and significantly higher in women than in men: 27.9% vs 10.5%). These results show that the prevalence of hypertension is very high among women, reaching levels observed in industrialized countries.
authors.affiliation: Département de biologie, Faculté des sciences, Université de Tlemcen, BP 119, Tlemcen, Algérie. la_boukli@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Boukli Hacène
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Latifa
authors.forename: Meguenni
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaouel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000462:Algeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D015228:Hypertriglyceridemia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*