Investigating high blood pressure, type‑2 diabetes, dislipidemia, and body mass index to determine the health status of people over 30 years
نویسندگان
1 Health Education and Health Promotion, Heath Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran,
2 Health Education and Health Promotion, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
3 Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
4 Graduate Student, Department of Social Work, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
5 Health Education and Health Promotion, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
6 School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
7 Department of Educational management, Faculty of management and Accounting, Yadegare-lmam Khomeini (RAH), Shahre Rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, lran
8 Department of Public Health, School of Health, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
9 School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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چکیده
INTRODUCTION: Over the past decades, the pattern of diseases in human societies had changedfrom infectious diseases to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and according to the report by theWorld Health Organization, the highest burden of disease is attributed to NCDs. The study wasconducted to determine the status of hypertension, type‑2 diabetes, lipid disorders, and body massindex (BMI) among the patients aged over 30 years admitted to health centers of Karaj, Iran.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this cross‑sectional study, the population included 2947 men andwomen aged 30 years and above admitted to six health‑care centers in Karaj. The questionnaireincludes demographic characteristics and had the questions on hypertension, diabetes and theirrisk factors, like lipid disorders and BMI was administered. The data were analyzed in SPSS,version 23, software using descriptive (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation) andanalytical (Chi‑square and analysis of variance) tests (P < 0.01).RESULTS: About 10% of the participants had diabetes and 15% of the participants had hypertension.About 32% of the participants had dyslipidemia and 87% of the participants were overweight or obeseand over 35% were obese. Furthermore, with the increase in BMI, the prevalence of lipid disorder,hypertension, and type‑2 diabetes increased in the studied population (P < 0.01).CONCLUSION: According to the results, a high percentage of people had hypertension, type‑2diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and BMI in the population. Gender segregation showed that lipid disorders,overweight, and obesity in women were more than in men and percentage of people with hypertensionamong male were significantly higher than in females. In the case of type‑2 diabetes, the resultsshowed no statistically significant differences between men and women. The results may be helpfulin developing educational strategies and prevention and control of these diseases.
