Cardiovascular Risk Distribution in a Contemporary Polish Collective

Anita Liput-Sikora, Anna Maria Cybulska, Wiesława Fabian, Anna Fabian-Danielewska, Marzanna Stanisławska, Magdalena Sylwia Kamińska and Elżbieta Grochans
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Anita Liput-Sikora: Primary Care Center (NZOZ Przychodnia Medycyny Rodzinnej SJ), ul. Kadłubka 10-11, 71-521 Szczecin, Poland
Anna Maria Cybulska: Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Żołnierska 48, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Wiesława Fabian: Primary Care Center (NZOZ Przychodnia Medycyny Rodzinnej SJ), ul. Kadłubka 10-11, 71-521 Szczecin, Poland
Anna Fabian-Danielewska: Primary Care Center (NZOZ Przychodnia Medycyny Rodzinnej SJ), ul. Kadłubka 10-11, 71-521 Szczecin, Poland
Marzanna Stanisławska: Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Żołnierska 48, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Magdalena Sylwia Kamińska: Subdepartment of Long-Term Care, Department of Social Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Żołnierska 48, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Elżbieta Grochans: Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Żołnierska 48, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 9, 1-11

Abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of selected risk factors for cardiovascular disease (hypertension, overweight, obesity, carbohydrate metabolism disorders, a positive family history, a lack of physical activity), and to estimate the risk of a cardiovascular incident according to the Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) algorithm for patients aged 35, 40, 45, 50, and 55 years, included in a primary-care prevention program, with regard to selected variables (sex and age brackets). The study sample consisted of 2009 subjects, 63% of whom were women. The largest group was the group of 35-year-olds (27%). The research method was the analysis of medical documentation of primary-care patients living in West Pomerania included in the Program of Prevention and Early Detection of Cardiovascular Disease of the National Health Fund. We collected data concerning risk factors for cardiovascular disease, blood pressure, anthropometric measurements (arm circumference, waist circumference, height, weight), body mass index (BMI), and the levels of total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides (TG), and fasting glucose, as well as the SCORE results. Men more often than women were overweight and obese, had hyperglycemia, and had elevated levels of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides ( p < 0.001). There was also a statistically significant difference in the odds of a cardiovascular incident ( p < 0.001)—the SCORE results obtained by men were higher. Men require special preventive measures in order to reduce their risk factors for cardiovascular disease, especially hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, overweight, obesity, smoking, and a positive family history.

Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; risk factors; prevention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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