CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN THE ACTIVE MILITARY POPULATION
Abstract:
The study included 920 active military persons, aged 20 – 55 years, in which the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors was assessed. Arterial hypertension had a prevalence of 20.76% of the active military personnel, occurring at younger ages. The “normally high” arterial pressure also had a high prevalence, 28.26% of the whole group. High cholesterol levels were found in 58.48% of the subjects. Smoking was also frequent in the active military population, reaching 61.2%. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus was lower (2.39%) than in the general population – 5% according to the SEPHAR study [1], while overweight and obesity were similar with the normal population (52.6%). Stress was found to be very high in the active military population, reaching 89.67%, thus becoming a specific cardiovascular risk factor in this group.
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