Prevalence of the basic controllable risk factors for coronary heart disease in women living in the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania

Abstract

Over the years, coronary heart disease remains one of the most urgent problems of medicine in the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania. This is associated with high mortality, difficult diagnosis and prevention of this disease. The study involved 859 women residing in the territory of the republic: 475 - urban settlements and 384 - rural-type settlement between the ages of 20-74 years. The study examined the major controllable risk factors coronary heart disease (hypertension, lack of exercise, emotional stress, smoking, alcohol consumption), their prevalence in some areas of the country. The objectives of this research was to identify and depending on the prevalence of the studied risk factors of age and type of settlement. The results show that the frequency of the studied risk factors is higher among women living in urban areas, whereas the percentage of such risk factors as smoking and alcohol consumption currently remains low throughout the region. The most common among the women surveyed hypertension and psycho-emotional voltage, the percentage increases with age.