High prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in a Western urban Turkish population: a community-based study
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2012
Yazarlar: Belgin Unal, Kaan Sozmen, Reyhan Ucku, Gul Ergor, Ahmet Soysal, Hakan Baydur, Reci MESERİ DALAK, Hatice Simsek, Gul Gerceklioglu, Sinem Doganay, Refik Budak, Bulent Kilic, Turkan Gunay, Alp Ergor, Yucel Demiral, Ozgur Aslan, Dilek Cimrin, Yildiz Akvardar, Pinar Tuncel
ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, 2012, cilt 13, ss 9-17
DOI: 10.5152/akd.2013.002
Özet
Objective: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the largest cause of morbidity and mortality in Turkey and in the World. Heart of Balcova Project is a community-based health promotion project that aims to reduce CVD incidence and prevalence through risk factor modification in the individual and population level. This paper presents results of the baseline survey that aimed to define CVD risk factors and risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD) in the Balcova population.