在第三级医疗中心的医生中,心血管健康指数的决定因素
Ruth Eshikotse Pius1, Janet Ngozi Ajuluchukwu2, Alero Ann Roberts3
1College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-Araba, Lagos, Nigeria.
Current problems in cardiology
|October 31, 2024
概括
尼日利亚医生表示心血管健康状况中等,许多人需要改善饮食和运动. 虽然血压和吸烟习惯是积极的,但体重和体育活动需要注意,以改善心脏健康.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 预防医学 预防医学
背景情况:
- 心血管疾病 (CVD) 构成了严重的健康负担.
- 关于非洲医生心血管风险概况的数据有限.
- 医生在预防和治疗心血管疾病方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
研究的目的:
- 评估尼日利亚医生的心血管健康指数.
- 确定医生生活方式行为与心血管健康相关的改进领域.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及251名来自不同专业的尼日利亚医生的横截面研究.
- 使用Fuster-BEWAT评分 (血压,运动,体重 (BMI),饮食和烟草) 评估心血管健康.
- 收集社会人口统计和与工作相关的数据.
主要成果:
- 平均Fuster-BEWAT得分为7.8 (±2.1),表明心血管健康状况中等.
- 只有1.6%的医生得到了理想的分数,59.4%的医生得到了中等的分数,39.0%的医生得分很差.
- 观察到足够的水果/蔬菜摄入量 (1.2%) 和运动 (10.4%) 的比例较低,与高的非吸烟率 (98.4%) 和足够的血压 (46.6%) 相反.
结论:
- 尼日利亚医生表现出一种中间的复合心血管健康指数.
- 虽然血压和戒烟是强项,但在体重管理,体育活动和饮食习惯方面需要显著改进.
- 为尼日利亚医生推针对生活方式修改的干预措施,以提高他们的心血管健康.
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