PMID- 21814848
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120410
LR  - 20220331
IS  - 1661-8564 (Electronic)
IS  - 1661-8556 (Linking)
VI  - 56
IP  - 6
DP  - 2011 Dec
TI  - Modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among adults in Aleppo, Syria.
PG  - 653-62
LID - 10.1007/s00038-011-0278-0 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVES: This report provides the first comprehensive and standardized 
      assessment of the distribution of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in 
      Syria, where such data are still scarce. METHODS: A population-based household 
      survey was conducted in Aleppo (population >2.5 million), involving 1,168 
      subjects >/=25 years old (47.7% men; mean age 44.7 +/- 12.7 years). Information about 
      socio-demographics, personal behavior, and other CVD risk factors was collected. 
      Anthropometric measurements and fasting blood samples were obtained. RESULTS: The 
      prevalence of clinical risk factors of CVD (ClinRFs) was 45.6% for hypertension, 
      43.2% for obesity, 21.9% for hypercholesterolemia and 15.6% for diabetes. The 
      prevalence of behavioral risk factors (BehRFs) was 82.3% for physical inactivity, 
      39.0% for smoking, and 33.4% for unhealthy diet. All ClinRFs increased with age, 
      while gender was associated only with obesity and smoking. Education was 
      associated with obesity and diabetes (P < 0.05 for all). CONCLUSIONS: Adults in 
      Syria have some of the world's highest prevalence of CVD risk factors. Unhealthy 
      behaviors and social norms unfavorable to women may explain some of such risk 
      profiles.
FAU - Al Ali, Radwan
AU  - Al Ali R
AD  - Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies, Aleppo, Syria. radwan@scts-sy.org
FAU - Rastam, Samer
AU  - Rastam S
FAU - Fouad, Fouad M
AU  - Fouad FM
FAU - Mzayek, Fawaz
AU  - Mzayek F
FAU - Maziak, Wasim
AU  - Maziak W
LA  - eng
GR  - R01 DA024876-01/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20110804
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Int J Public Health
JT  - International journal of public health
JID - 101304551
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Cardiovascular Diseases/*epidemiology
MH  - Cluster Analysis
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology
MH  - Family Characteristics
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Behavior
MH  - Health Surveys
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hypercholesterolemia/epidemiology
MH  - Hypertension/epidemiology
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Obesity/epidemiology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - Socioeconomic Factors
MH  - Syria/epidemiology
EDAT- 2011/08/05 06:00
MHDA- 2012/04/11 06:00
CRDT- 2011/08/05 06:00
PHST- 2011/04/17 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2011/07/12 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2011/06/28 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2011/08/05 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/08/05 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/04/11 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1007/s00038-011-0278-0 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int J Public Health. 2011 Dec;56(6):653-62. doi: 10.1007/s00038-011-0278-0. Epub 
      2011 Aug 4.