Stress in the family – association with prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in men of the open city population

Abstract

The aim of the study was to establish associations of the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD), metabolic syndrome (MS) and arterial hypertension (AH) with family stress in open male population of Tyumen aged 25–64 years. Materials and methods. Cross-sectional epidemiological survey was conducted on representative sample of 1000 individuals (250 in every 4 decades: 25–34, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64 years) formed from the election list of males in one of the administrative districts of Tyumen. The response to cardiac screening was 85.0% - 850 patients. Different types of CAD were defined based on standard methods in epidemiological surveys. "Certain" CAD and "possible" CAD were determined according to extended epidemiological criteria. IDF criteria (2005) were used for the MS assessment, AH was considered as a component of the MS. A questionnaire of WHO MONICA «Knowledge and attitude to health» was used to analyze stress in families. The results of the study showed that more than 80% of males in open urban population, mostly older individuals, had a stable marital status last twelve months, while one-third of the male population had conflicts in their families and the fifth part did not have the opportunity to relax at home. Male patients with CAD had family stress more frequently during last 12 months on extended epidemiological criteria. In the open male population aged 25–64 years with MS and AH there was found more stable marital status versus comparison groups. Conclusion. Standardized methods and the accumulated database should be used to continue objective monitoring of the epidemiological situation of cardiovascular diseases and psychosocial risk factors in open urban population during regional preventive program.

Keywords

• epidemiological study
• cardiovascular diseases
• open population
• men
• coronary artery disease
• metabolic syndrome
• arterial hypertension
• family stress