[Distribution of cardiovascular risk factors in coronary patients in Sahel, Tunisia].
2007; World Health Organization; Volume: 13; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1687-1634
AutoresMourad Lihioui, Essia Boughzala, Ben Farhat M, Houssem Ammar, A. Chaouech, Riadh Jemaa, Naziha Kaabachi,
Tópico(s)Chronic Disease Management Strategies
ResumoWe evaluated cardiovascular risk factors and their association in patients in Sahel, hospitalized for coronary disease over the period 1994-1998. The clinical features of 3455 patients (72.4% men, 1741 with myocardial infarction, 1714 with unstable angina) were analysed on hospital admission. The prevalence of smoking, dyslipidaemia, hypertension, diabetes and obesity was 77.4%, 39.4%, 28.5%, 42.5% and 25.1% respectively in men and 2.9%, 43.7%, 59.2%, 56.6% and 31.9% respectively in women. With this risk factor profile a national strategy of primary prevention and heart health promotion is needed in Tunisia.
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