Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in able-bodied population of Moscow
Article analyzes results of clinical examinations in Moscow population aged from 35 to 55 years for the period between 1998 and 2004. RF for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) were found in 1986412 (60.7%) patients from the number of those who have visited the before-doctor room. Increased body weight index (BWI) was revealed in 31.9% of the examined population; tobacco smoking - in 25.5%; increased BP - in 19.9%; hypercholesterolemia (cholesterol ≥5.2 mmol/l) - in 6.7%; hyperglycemia (blood glucose ≥5.5 mmol/l) - in 5.1%. Only one of the listed RF was observed in 39.7% of patients; 21% of patients had more than one RF; 14.6% of them had two RF; 5.5% had three RF; and 0.9% had four or more RF. Statistical analysis of clinical examination data on sensitivity and specificity, prognostic value of positive and negative results, and probability for revealing a disease or false-negative diagnosis in presence of one, two, three, four or more RF showed a high efficacy of the proposed method for early detection of CVD by targeted clinical examination.