Siberian Journal of Life Sciences and Agriculture (May 2019)

ANALYSIS OF THE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE OF RISK FACTORS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN ELDERLY

  • Evgeny Valeryevich Derevyannich,
  • Natalia Arlenovna Balashova,
  • Roman Anatolyevich Yaskevich,
  • Olga Leonidovna Moskalenko

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12731/2658-6649-2019-11-2-155-166
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 2
pp. 155 – 166

Abstract

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The purpose of the study. Study of the frequency of occurrence of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) among elderly medical professionals. Materials and methods. 105 employees of a large clinical hospital in the city of Krasnoyarsk aged 60 years and older (average age 66 years) were examined. The examination included questionnaires, clinical, instrumental, functional and laboratory research methods. Results. A near-population, high frequency of occurrence of the main CVD risk factors was revealed among elderly medical workers of a large clinical hospital in the city of Krasnoyarsk. The studied category of people was exposed to smoking, alcohol abuse, more than 70% of the examined were overweight and over one third were obese. Among them, people with burdened heredity in CVD were more common in comparison with people of young and middle age. The data on the incidence of CVD risk factors among elderly medical workers determine the need for active identification of CVD risk factors among them and to increase attention to this category of people during the medical examination, as well as to promote a healthy lifestyle (especially among middle, junior and attendant personnel) and most reduce the risk of severe cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction and stroke. Conclusion. The results of the study allow us to draw conclusions about the high prevalence of CVD risk factors among elderly medical workers.

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