Cardiovascular disease in rural Kuzbass aborigines - teleut

Abstract

The study is focused on cardiovascular disease and mortality dynamics in teleuts, living in a specific Western Siberia region (Kuzbass), situated in ecologically adverse intra-mountain basin with very high urbanization level. The rural teleut population represents one of so called small nations. The study (2005-2006) demonstrated arterial hypertension prevalence and 35-year mortality dynamics in teleut population.

Keywords

• arterial hypertension
• prevalence
• mortality
• indigenous rural population
• descriptive epidemiological study