[Age- and sex-related prevalence of overweight, arterial hypertension, hyperglycemia and their combinations].
OBJECTIVE
To study sex and age characteristics of overweight, arterial hypertension (AH) and hyperglycemia prevalence as well as prevalence of their combination.


METHODS
Complex examination of Veliky Novgorod and Novgorod region 4837 residents (2081 men and 2756 women, age 20-87 years) comprised anthropometric measurements with calculation of the body mass index (Ketle index), measurements of blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, cholesterol levels, oral glucose tolerance test (GTT).


RESULTS
Prevalence of overweight and obesity in males was 50.4%, in females - 63.1%. Stage I obesity occurs twice more frequently in women than in men, stage II and III obesity four and six times more frequently, respectively. 46.8% of adults suffer from AH, hyperglycemia was found in 6.03% cases. Overweight patients had metabolic carbohydrate disturbances three times more frequently than normal weight subjects. In women prevalence of overweight combination with AH was 1.5 times higher vs men (39.9 vs 26.3%); the prevalence of overweight combination with hyperglycemia was 1.7 times higher (5.5 vs 3.2%); prevalence of AH combination with hyperglycemia was 1.7 times higher (7.72 vs 2.71%). Hyperglycemia in obese persons occurred more frequently in women under 40 and men over 40 years of age.


CONCLUSIONS
High prevalence of overweight, obesity, AH, hyperglycemia and their combinations have been revealed. This prevalence closely depended on sex and age. Prevalence of obesity and hyperglycemia, combination of overweight with AH and hyperglycemia, combination of AH with hyperglycemia is significantly higher in female subpopulation and in older cohorts.
Veber
V P
VP
Kazymov
M S
MS
Kopina
M N
MN
Rubanova
M P
MP
Shmat'ko
D P
DP
Zakharova
Iu V
IuV
Mishkina
M Iu
MIu
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D050177:Overweight / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult