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10373812

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-7-6
pubmed:abstractText
Non-metropolitan areas have a higher mortality from cardiovascular disease than metropolitan areas. The study's aim was to establish the prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors in a rural area and identify their sociodemographic determinants. Adults, randomly selected from Ballarat's electoral rolls, were invited to complete a questionnaire and have their height, weight, blood pressure and fasting lipids measured. Three hundred and thirty-eight eligible persons participated (67% response). The data were analysed using logistic and multiple regression analyses. Increasing age was associated with hypertension, high plasma cholesterol, overweight/obesity, high plasma triglyceride levels and increasing plasma fibrinogen. Women were less likely to be overweight/obese and have a high plasma triglyceride. Not having completed high school was associated with hypertension, high plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels and physical inactivity. Smoking was associated with employment and being in a non-professional/managerial occupation. Rural health promotion initiatives should take account of the needs of these population subgroups.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
N
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1038-5282
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
23-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of cardiovascular risk in a rural area.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Melbourne, Ballarat Health Services Base Hospital, Victoria, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't