Pre-hypertension and cardiovascular risk in young men from the Far East Military Region

Abstract

Aim. To study the prevalence of arterial pre-hypertension (pre-AH), its risk factors (RFs) and associated clinical states (ACS) in young and middle-aged male officers — contract workers in the Far East Military Region (FEMR).Material and methods. In total, 1250 men — contract workers in the FEMR were examined (mean age 33,0±0,22 years), with 95,7% response rate (n=1197). The examination included questionnaire survey, blood pres­sure (BP) measurement, anthropometry and medical history analysis, with the following completion of the “BP monitoring participant chart”.Results. Among young men, most participants had optimal or normal BP. High normal BP was registered in every 10 th person. It total, 612 individuals were diagnosed with pre-AH (74,73%). Overweight (OW), obesity, and hyper­cholesterolemia were significantly more prevalent in pre-AH patients. Mean body mass index and total cholesterol levels were also higher in pre-AH individuals. Among pre-AH patients, 381 (62,25%) had low cardiovascular risk, and 13 (2,12%) — moderate cardiovascular risk.Conclusion. Pre-AH is widely prevalent in young male officers from the FEMR. Considering the professional specifics and high RF prevalence, these people need active monitoring by the military medical service.

Keywords

• pre-hypertension
• risk factors
• cardiovascular risk