The Prevalence and Awareness of Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Factors among the Lebanese Population: A Prospective Study Comparing Urban to Rural Populations.

ABSTRACT: Introduction. CVDs are largely driven by modifiable risk factors. This study sought to determine the awareness and prevalence of the modifiable CVDs risk factors among the Lebanese population. Methods. In a cross-sectional survey, 1000 participants aged ≥ 45 years were randomly selected from pharmacies and interviewed. The data was analyzed with SPSS version 21.0 software. Results. Differences between urban and rural areas include alcohol consumption (2.8% versus 1.7%; p = 0.0001), cardioprotective vegetable servings (6.1% versus 2.3%; p = 0.016), sedentary hours per day (18.6% versus 15.1%; p = 0.002), and hypertension (38.5% versus 25.4%; p = 0.001). The prevalence of overweight and obesity (77.3% versus 75.2%; p = 0.468), smoking (

SUBMITTER: Fahs I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5390633 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature