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Fırat Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Tıp Dergisi
2010, Cilt 24, Sayı 2, Sayfa(lar) 101-107
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The Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in the Males 45 Years And Older Living in Rural Area in Manisa
Beyhan Cengiz ÖZYURT
Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Halk Sağlığı Anabilim Dalı Manisa, TÜRKİYE
Keywords: Risk of cardiovascular disease, 45 years and older, male

This study was carried out with the aim of identifying the risk of cardiovascular disease (CHD) in male population 45 years and older living in Atatürk district in Muradiye area, Manisa. All of the over 45 years males living in Atatürk district (n=203) was the target population without any sampling. 193 of them were reached with a coverage rate of 95.1%. A questionnaire including sociodemographic and economic factors together with CHD risk factors was applied to the study group. CHD risk scaling was done by means of TEKHARF Scaling Methods. Univariete and multivariete risk approach in 95% confidance ınterval were perform in data analysis. The mean age of the respondents was 60.1±11.5. The prevalence of hypertension was 48.7%, diabetes mellitus was 6.7%, abdominal obesity was 33.2%. The prevalence of smoking was 63.2%, alcohol consumption was 33.7% and regular exercise was only 39.4 %. According to the CHD risk score, 22.3% of the respondents had low risk, 34.7 % had moderate and 43.0 % had high risk. The risk of CHD was quite high in men 45 years and older living in Muradiye area. Multivariate analysis showed that the most effective variables on cardiovascular disease risk were alcohol consumption, sedantary life style and working status .

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