Prevalence associations of various risk factors and arterial hypertension in male open urban population (by a one stage epidemiological study)

Aim. Revealing of the associations of various cardiovascular psychosocial risk factors prevalence — vital exhaustion (VE) and hostility — with arterial hypertension (AH) in open male population, age 25-64 y. o., of moderately urbanized Siberian city.

Material and methods. One stage epidemiological study was conducted on representative selection, shaped from election lists of males 25-64 y. o., from one of Tymen city districts. For the analysis of AH the data from cardiological screening was used, and surveying by psychosocial methods in algorithms of MONICA-MOPSY.

Results. The prevalence of psychocosical risk factors was found as following: VI — 54,5%, hostility — 46,4%. With the age, higher levels of VE and hostility become more prevalent, achieving maximum at 55-64 y. o. Populational variation of systolic and diastolic blood pressure in males 25-64 y. o. is shifted to the right, with high prevalence of AH. In AH groups there are low and moderate levels of VE and high hostility.

Conclusion. The data points on high demand on AH prevention in economically active citizens that have psychosocial risk factors; this requires interventions from the healthcare institutions of the region.

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