The prevalence of risk factors of developing of cardio-vascular diseases and diabetes among the urban population of Karaganda region

Abstract

Frequency of developing of diabetes mellitus in patients with risk factors developing of cardiovascular diseases was investigated. The prevalence of main modifiable factors that generate a high risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease were investigated in 891 respondents of the city of Saran, Land Karaganda (population 56,000, city-satellite of Karaganda) using of international questionnaire FINDRISC and cardiovascular risk calculator-SCORE. It was showed that increasing of risk of cardiovascular diseases accompanied parallel by increasing of risk of diabetes. Among of urban population of Karaganda region it were established the role of risk factors like obesity, fasting glycemia, arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, allowing realization of preventive activities in the target population.