The occurence of risk factors of cardiovascular diseases and the effect of selected dietary habits on the lipid profile and body mass index

• Published in: Potravinarstvo Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 330 - 336
• Main Authors: Kopčeková Jana, Lorková Marta, Habánová Marta, Chlebo Peter, Ferenčíková Zuzana, Chlebová Zuzana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: HACCP Consulting 2015
• Subjects: body mass index; cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular system; dietary components; dietary habits; diseases; health; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_10370; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1317; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_32668; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3511; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_49879; lipid profile; risk factor; risk factors
• ISSN: 1337-0960; 1337-0960
• DOI: 10.5219/491

In a group of 204 randomly selected patients hospitalized in the Cardiocentre Nitra, of which 63 were women (30.88%) and 141 men (69.12%), we evaluated the prevalence of modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and the impact of dietary habits on the lipid profile and body mass index (BMI). We have recorded a high prevalence of risk factors, especially overweight and obesity, where 87.3% of women and 92.91% of men had BMI ≥25. Normal weight was observed only in 12.70% of women and in 7.09% of men. In the study group up to 60.32% of women and 57.45% of men had blood pressure higher than ≥130/85 mmHg. More than half of the respondents were simultaneously overweighted or obese together with high blood pressure occurence. The total cholesterol level higher than 5.2 mmol/Ll was recorded in 41.24% of women and 34.75% of men. There was statistically significant difference between men and women (P 0.05) in the occurrence of increased levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure and glycemia according to gender. We found out that most of the respondents consumed food 3-4 times per day, i.e. 53.97% of women and 60.99% of men. Food intake for five to six times a day was reported only by 28.57% of women and 19.15% of men. The number of daily meals was significantly reflected in the BMI values in men who consumed food 1-2 times a day compared to the men who ate 3-4 meals daily (P