Background: Identifying risk factors for the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is the first step in developing a prevention strategy. Objective: The aim of the study is to investigate the presence of risk factors and assess the overall risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Methods:.This cross sectional and experimental study involved 203 respondents of both sexes from the working population group aged 40 to 65 years. Results: Hypertension was diagnosed in 154 (75,9%) respondents, hyperglycemia in 177 (87,19%) respondents, dyslipidemia in 182 (89,66%) respondents and Diabetes mellitus type 2 was diagnosed in 53 (26,1%) respondents. Excess body mass was observed in 84 (41,4%) respondents, while obesity was noted in 91 (44,8%) respondents, and smoking habit in 117 (57,6%) respondents. Analyzing the above data using Q3 risk assessment for cardiovascular disease occurrence, it was found that the overall Q3 risk was significantly higher in male respondents, 21,8 (12.4-30.6), while female respondents had a median value of 14,7 (14-22,5), with an apparent statistically significant difference of p=0,001. Conclusion: To establish a strategic prevention program to eliminate the existing risk factors can only be achieved through multidisciplinary planning and the involvement of a multidisciplinary team of experts that will help improve the lifestyle of the individual and the entire community. From this work, we can see that the Q3 risk tool is well suited for risk assessment because it incorporates multidisciplinary parameters, whereas lipid indices can only be useful in cardiovascular disease risk assessment by comparing all indices.
Key words: Cardiovascular disease, risk factors, dyslipidemia, lifestyle, hyperglycemia
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