Prevalence of ischaemic heart disease risk factors among the male population in Frunze aged 40-59 years and results of a five-year prevention programme

Meimanaliev, T.S.; Shleifer, E.A.; Aitbaev, K.A.; Aitmurzaeva, G.T.; Gil'fanova, V.Sh.; Podgurskaya, L.P.; Abdurasulov, K.D.; Finger, E.M.; Ismailova, C.S.; Koshaliev, E.K.

Cor et Vasa 33(6): 451-457

1991


ISSN/ISBN: 0010-8650
PMID: 1842938
Document Number: 375924
The study analyses, first, the prevalence of risk factors of ischaemic heart disease among the male population of the city of Bishkek, aged 40-59 years (n = 5246) and, second, the efficacy of a preventive programme according to the development of risk factors in groups exposed to preventive measures of various intensity during 5 years. The prevalence of IHD risk factors in the given population was very high. In the group exposed to active preventive intervention a decrease in the prevalence of arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, smoking and low physical activity was registered after 5 years, compared to a group without active prevention.

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