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Mehmet Baltalı, Hidayet Tarık Kızıltan, Mehmet Emin Korkmaz, Semra Topçu, Mustafa Demirtaş, Mehmet Metin, M ŞLah Topçuoğlu, Ahmet Birand, Haldun Müderrisoğlu, Prevalence of Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors Remain High after Coronary Bypass Graft Surgery: A Multicentre Study Among Turkish Patients, Journal of Cardiovascular Risk, Volume 9, Issue 4, 1 August 2002, Pages 207–214, https://doi.org/10.1177/174182670200900405
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Abstract
Background The measures of secondary prevention in patients undergoing coronary bypass graft surgery (CABG) remains largely undetermined in Turkey.
Design We designed a multicentre cross-sectional study to estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in patients after CABG and to evaluate the association of demographic–socio-economic factors with secondary prevention in these patients.
Methods A total of 622 patients who underwent CABG between 1 January 1999 and 15 January 2000 at four centres in Adana, Turkey; 273 (ages 35–77, 208 men) were interviewed and examined 1.0–2.2 years after the procedure.
Results Of 273 patients interviewed, 81.5% were overweight, 65.5% had unhealthy food choices for a lipid-lowering diet, 56.0% were physically inactive, 28.8% were obese and 17.6% were current smokers. Hypercholesterolaemia, elevated blood pressure and fasting blood glucose were found in 65.6, 34.1 and 19.8%, respectively. Of diabetic patients, 63.8% had elevated fasting blood glucose. The use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, beta-blockers and statins was low. Women had a higher rate of obesity and physical inactivity; smoking was less prevalent in females. More women were taking antihypertensive and lipid-lowering drugs than men. Logistic regression analysis revealed an association between hypercholesterolaemia and low educational level.
Conclusion Turkish patients have a high prevalence of modifiable risk factors related to unhealthy lifestyle and ineffective prophylactic drug use 1 year or more after CABG. Low educational level has a significant influence in this situation.
- angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
- antihypertensive agents
- obesity
- smoking
- beta-blockers
- hypertension
- coronary artery bypass surgery
- hypercholesterolemia
- statins
- diabetes mellitus
- antilipemic agents
- heart disease risk factors
- diet
- lack of exercise
- demography
- educational status
- food
- life style
- multicenter studies
- socioeconomic factors
- surgical procedures, operative
- fasting blood glucose measurement
- lipids
- surgery specialty
- lipid-lowering therapy
- secondary prevention
- coronary heart disease
- drug usage
- gender differences
- overweight
- turkish
- smokers
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