RISK FACTORS FOR CORONARY HEART DISEASE AMONG URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION OF MOUNTAIN SHORIA

Abstract

The purpose: To study the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and their association with this disease among rural and urban indigenous of Gornaya Shoria. Material and methods. Clinical and epidemiological study of indigenous population of Gornaya Shoria (with a sample of 513 people, including 256 residents of Sheregesh (urban-type settlement) and 257 residents of Ust-Orton and Kabyrzy (hard to reach remote villages of Gornaya Shoria)). Medical experts in conditions of the expedition conducted examinations by standard methods (survey, collection of complaints, clinical examination) on the basis of rural medical stations and clinics. The characteristics of the blood lipid spectrum, blood pressure, carbohydrate metabolism were investigated. Electrocardiograms were taken. The statistical analyses were performed using the program STATISTICA 6.1. Results: It was found that risk factors such as overweight (29,61%), obesity (20,85%), abdominal obesity (45,92%) and hyperbetacholesterolemia (59,45%) more common among the urban population of Gornaya Shoria compared to the rural population (23,01%, 12,78%, 29,26% и 49,25%, соответственно). Smoking respondents was higher in the group of persons living in rural areas -41.76%, compared with urban residents - 30.82%. The risk of CHD was correlated with age and hypertension in both groups. The association of obesity and abdominal obesity with coronary artery disease among the urbanized population found. The risk of coronary disease was higher among shorians with impaired carbohydrate metabolism, living in rural areas. Conclusions: The findings of this study indicate that urbanization affects at prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in a natives population of Gornaya Shoria.