Risk factor prevalence in Ryazan Region patients with arterial hypertension
To study the prevalence of selected risk factors (RFs) in Ryazan Region men and women with arterial hypertension (AH), based on the results of the representative sample examination. Material and methods. As a part of the Russian multi-centre study "EPOCHA", a representative sample from Ryazan Region (n=2098) was examined. Socio-demographic parameters, medical history, clinical status, and pharmaceutical therapy were assessed. AH was diagnosed in people with blood pressure (BP) ≥140/90 mm Hg, as well as in individuals receiving antihypertensive therapy. Results. Average AH prevalence was 36,6% (33,9% in men and 38,2% in women). In AH individuals, such RFs as advanced age, obesity (O), cardiovascular disease (CVD) in family history, and low physical activity (LPA), were significantly more prevalent than in AH-free participants. Smoking was less prevalent in AH patients than in normotensive subjects. Alcohol abuse and excessive salt intake prevalence was similar in participants with and without AH. Conclusion. The most prevalent RFs in AH patients included advanced age, O, CVD in family history, and LPA. In addition, O and LPA prevalence was higher in people with severe AH.