Assessment of some traditional cardiovascular risk factors in medical doctors in Southern Nigeria

Almost one third of deaths globally are caused by cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Certain occupations may promote the development and worsening of risk factor for CVDs. We assessed some traditional cardiovascular risk factors and lifestyle choices that may predispose to CVDs in medical doctors in a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vascular health and risk management 2018-01, Vol.14, p.299-309
Hauptverfasser:	Ambakederemo, Tamaraemumoemi Emmanuella, Chikezie, Eze Uzoechi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aerobic exercises Beverages Cardiovascular diseases Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology cardiovascular risk factors Cross-Sectional Studies Diet, Healthy Exercise Fast Foods - adverse effects Female Fruit Fruits (Food) Health facilities Health Status Health Surveys Humans Hypertension Hypertension - diagnosis Hypertension - epidemiology Life Style life style choices Male Meat medical doctors Medical research Middle Aged Nigeria - epidemiology Obesity Obesity - diagnosis Obesity - epidemiology Occupational Health Occupations Original Research Physicians Prevalence Risk Factors Sedentary Behavior Tertiary Care Centers Work experience Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Almost one third of deaths globally are caused by cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Certain occupations may promote the development and worsening of risk factor for CVDs. We assessed some traditional cardiovascular risk factors and lifestyle choices that may predispose to CVDs in medical doctors in a tertiary health facility in Southern Nigeria. Cross-sectional study. One hundred sixty-nine apparently healthy medical doctors were recruited. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used to gather data on CVD risk factors. Anthropometric and blood pressure (BP) measurements were taken. Majority were males (68.0%), aged 20-39 years (43.8%), single (62.7%), and house officers (58.0%) with
ISSN:	1178-2048 1176-6344 1178-2048
DOI:	10.2147/VHRM.S176361