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A cross-sectional study of risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) in a random sample of 976 coloured people revealed a population greatly at risk of CHD. The major reversible risk factors were very common: 57% of men and 41% of women smoked, 17,2% of men and 18,4% of women were hypertensive (...
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| description | A cross-sectional study of risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) in a random sample of 976 coloured people revealed a population greatly at risk of CHD. The major reversible risk factors were very common: 57% of men and 41% of women smoked, 17,2% of men and 18,4% of women were hypertensive (>160/95 mm Hg or receiving medication), and 17,4% of men and 16,2% of women had a total serum cholesterol value above 6,5 mmol/litre. The high cut-off points used to identify the above prevalence rate do not reflect the total population at risk. At lower but real levels of risk 94,6% of men and 89,8% of women carried some degree of CHD risk factors was found. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/27221 The major risk factors for coronary artery disease in the Coloureds of the Cape Peninsula : The CRISIC Study Steyn, Krisela Coronary heart disease Coloured people (South Africa) - Health and hygiene - South Africa - Cape of Good Hope Coronary Disease - etiology - South Africa A cross-sectional study of risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) in a random sample of 976 coloured people revealed a population greatly at risk of CHD. The major reversible risk factors were very common: 57% of men and 41% of women smoked, 17,2% of men and 18,4% of women were hypertensive (>160/95 mm Hg or receiving medication), and 17,4% of men and 16,2% of women had a total serum cholesterol value above 6,5 mmol/litre. The high cut-off points used to identify the above prevalence rate do not reflect the total population at risk. At lower but real levels of risk 94,6% of men and 89,8% of women carried some degree of CHD risk factors was found. 2018-02-01T13:35:53Z 2018-02-01T13:35:53Z 1987 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral MD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27221 eng application/pdf Department of Public Health and Family Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Coronary heart disease Coloured people (South Africa) - Health and hygiene - South Africa - Cape of Good Hope Coronary Disease - etiology - South Africa Steyn, Krisela The major risk factors for coronary artery disease in the Coloureds of the Cape Peninsula : The CRISIC Study |
| thesis_degree_str | Doctoral |
| title | The major risk factors for coronary artery disease in the Coloureds of the Cape Peninsula : The CRISIC Study |
| title_full | The major risk factors for coronary artery disease in the Coloureds of the Cape Peninsula : The CRISIC Study |
| title_fullStr | The major risk factors for coronary artery disease in the Coloureds of the Cape Peninsula : The CRISIC Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The major risk factors for coronary artery disease in the Coloureds of the Cape Peninsula : The CRISIC Study |
| title_short | The major risk factors for coronary artery disease in the Coloureds of the Cape Peninsula : The CRISIC Study |
| title_sort | major risk factors for coronary artery disease in the coloureds of the cape peninsula the crisic study |
| topic | Coronary heart disease Coloured people (South Africa) - Health and hygiene - South Africa - Cape of Good Hope Coronary Disease - etiology - South Africa |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27221 |
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