Cardiovascular disease risk factors in post-menopausal women in West Anatolia: A rural region prevalence study

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dc.contributor.authorSekuri C.
dc.contributor.authorEser E.
dc.contributor.authorAkpinar G.
dc.contributor.authorCakir H.
dc.contributor.authorSitti I.
dc.contributor.authorGulomur O.
dc.contributor.authorOzcan C.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:24:15Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:24:15Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractCardiovascular risk factors are important causes of morbidity and mortality in post-menopausal women. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the cardiovascular risk factors in 207 postmenopausal Turkish women over 45 years old in a rural district of West Anatolia, Manisa Muradiye district. A questionnaire on socioeconomic and sociodemographic characteristics was conducted in the women followed by the measurement of blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, cholesterol levels, and waist-hip ratio along with an electrocardiogram (ECG). The European Cardiology Society risk index was used for cardiovascular risk evaluation. The results showed that 86% percent of the women will be carrying more than a 5% probability of developing a cardiovascular risk in the next 10 years. Moreover, the results proved 7% of the women are at high risk for a cardiovascular condition. Hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and impaired glucose tolerance, were observed in 62%, 35.3%, and 13.5% of the women, respectively. Seven percent had smoked for at least six months. Fourteen cases had complained of exercise angina and pathologic ECG signs were diagnosed in one-third of these 14 cases. The waist-hip ratio measured 0.8 or more in 66.2% of the cases, with a range of 68-147 cm (mean; 95.6 ± 11.55). The results indicate that the risk of a cardiovascular condition developing is extremely high in postmenopausal West Anatolian women and increases with age. Morever, the prevalance of hypertension increased with age and was very closely related with low socioeconomic levels. These hazardous cardiovascular disease risk factors should be considered as high priority health problems in rural and low socioeconomic areas of developing communities. Intervention to modify the cardiovascular risk factors should be included in routine primary health care programs. Copyright © 2004 by the Japanese Heart Journal.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1536/jhj.45.119
dc.identifier.issn1348673X
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/19874
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.rightsAll Open Access; Bronze Open Access
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectCardiovascular Diseases
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectDiabetes Complications
dc.subjectElectrocardiography
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectGlucose Intolerance
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectHypercholesterolemia
dc.subjectHypertension
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectPostmenopause
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.subjectRisk Factors
dc.subjectRural Population
dc.subjectSocioeconomic Factors
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectcholesterol
dc.subjectglucose
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectage distribution
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjectangina pectoris
dc.subjectanthropometry
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectblood pressure measurement
dc.subjectcardiovascular risk
dc.subjectcholesterol blood level
dc.subjectdemography
dc.subjectdiet restriction
dc.subjectECG abnormality
dc.subjectelectrocardiogram
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectglucose blood level
dc.subjecthealth care planning
dc.subjecthealth program
dc.subjecthigh risk population
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjecthypercholesterolemia
dc.subjecthypertension
dc.subjectimpaired glucose tolerance
dc.subjectpostmenopause
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjectprimary health care
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectprobability
dc.subjectquestionnaire
dc.subjectrisk assessment
dc.subjectrural area
dc.subjectsmoking
dc.subjectsocioeconomics
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.subjectwaist circumference
dc.subjectcardiovascular disease
dc.subjectcross-sectional study
dc.subjectdiabetes mellitus
dc.subjectelectrocardiography
dc.subjectglucose intolerance
dc.subjecthypercholesterolemia
dc.subjecthypertension
dc.subjectmiddle aged
dc.subjectrisk factor
dc.subjectrural population
dc.subjectstatistics
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.titleCardiovascular disease risk factors in post-menopausal women in West Anatolia: A rural region prevalence study
dc.typeArticle

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