title: [Major cardiovascular risk factors according to gender in the hospital environment].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study aims to describe cardiovascular risk factor according to gender in hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Il was a prospective study from april 2007 to march 2008 including 146 highblood pressure patients from 2 medical centre in Bamako. Gathering and analysis were performed with SPSS 11.
  
  
  RESULTS
  67% were female, the mean age reached 48,82. the BMI was significantly higher in female (P <0,001). Female were mainly registered between 30 and 44 years, and male between 45-59 years. Overweight and obesity were more represented in female and obesity in 30-44 years old patients. Isolated highblood pressure was found in 58,90%, 7,53% of patients had the 3 major cardiovascular risk factor
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Isolated highblood pressure was by far the most frequent. Although the cardiovascular risk rises with the others associations, they were rare and don't significantly differ in each gender. The tendency to overweight and obesity in female should be confirmed by others studies.
authors: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Gabriel Touré Bamako. bhamiba@yahoo.fr
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mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008302:Mali / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult