بررسي شيوع عوامل خطر بيماري هاي قلبي و عروقيب مرتبط با رژيم غذايي بيماران مراجعه كننده به بيمارستان مدرس تهران در سال 1379

Prevalence of CVD Risk Factors related to diet in Patients Referring to Modarres Hospital in Tehran in 1379 (1999)

Cardiorascular diseases (CVD) are one of the major problems in the world health , accounting for 40% of the total mortality . Hypertension , obesity and smoking are among factors contributing to CVD. Nutritional factors like sodium , potassium and fat play important parts among these risk factors . This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to survey the prevalence of CVD risk factors in hypertension , blood sugar , serum cholesterol and triglyceride , obesity , smoking , serum sodium and potassium in patients referring to Modarres hospital in Tehran , Iran . 70 files were randomly taken out from among the patientsʹ files at hospital. Obtained data were analyzed using paired t-test. Average age of the patients was 57.6 + 8.9 ; the results indicated a high prevalence for some factors like smoking (28%), enhanced systolic bp (34.4%) , enhanced diastolic bp (18. 6%) and BMI (51.4%) . A significant relationship was found to exist between BMI and smoking with an increase in triglyceride , cholesterole , blood sugar , systolic and diastolic bp (P<0.001) . Also , a significant relationship was found between systolic and diastolic bp with sodium , potassium and sodium / potassium ratio (Pʹ<0.001). Finally , it is recommended to pay special attention to major risk factors which are controllable; bp control , eating habits , obesity control and a reduction in smoking are advised for the prevention of CVD.