Prevalence of risk factors for development of cardiovascular diseases in urban and rural areas of Eastern Croatia: a cross-sectional study.

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Central European journal of public health Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI:10.21101/cejph.a7709

Mirta Klapec-Basar, Tanja Kovač, Renata Apatić, Željko Mudri, Tin Basar, Stjepan Jurić, Rudika Gmajnić, Robert Lovrić

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Abstract

Objective: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading global cause of death. Due to the disparities in cardiovascular risk factors between rural and urban populations, this study aims to assess the differences in the prevalence of risk factors in urban and rural areas of eastern Croatia.

Methods: The cross-sectional study included 280 participants (140 from urban and 140 from rural areas) registered at studied general practice offices. Methods included e-health records, questionnaire, physical examination methods, and blood sampling for laboratory tests.

Results: The most common risk factors among participants were elevated total cholesterol (83.6%), elevated LDL cholesterol (81.8%), increased body mass index (75.0%), increased waist-hip ratio (82.9%), increased waist circumference (63.2%), and arterial hypertension (70.1%). The rural participants had a significantly higher prevalence of arterial hypertension (p = 0.023), increased body mass index (p = 0.004), increased waist circumference (p = 0.004), increased waist-hip ratio (p < 0.001), and increased LDL cholesterol (p = 0.029), while the urban participants had a significantly higher prevalence of insufficient physical activity (p < 0.001).

Conclusions: In the examined sample, the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors is generally high. Participants from rural areas are significantly more susceptible to cardiovascular risk factors than participants from urban areas.

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克罗地亚东部城市和农村地区心血管疾病发病风险因素的流行情况：一项横断面研究。

目的：心血管疾病是导致全球死亡的主要原因。由于农村和城市人口在心血管风险因素方面存在差异，本研究旨在评估克罗地亚东部城市和农村地区风险因素流行率的差异：这项横断面研究包括在所研究的全科诊所登记的 280 名参与者（140 名来自城市地区，140 名来自农村地区）。研究方法包括电子健康记录、问卷调查、体格检查方法和抽血化验：参与者中最常见的风险因素是总胆固醇升高（83.6%）、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇升高（81.8%）、体重指数增加（75.0%）、腰臀比增加（82.9%）、腰围增加（63.2%）和动脉高血压（70.1%）。农村参与者的动脉高血压患病率（p = 0.023）、体重指数增加（p = 0.004）、腰围增加（p = 0.004）、腰臀比增加（p < 0.001）和低密度脂蛋白胆固醇增加（p = 0.029）明显高于城市参与者，而体力活动不足的患病率明显高于城市参与者（p < 0.001）：结论：在所调查的样本中，心血管风险因素的发生率普遍较高。结论：在所调查的样本中，心血管风险因素的发生率普遍较高，来自农村地区的参与者比来自城市地区的参与者更容易受到心血管风险因素的影响。

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