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The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Polish Soldiers: The Results from the MIL-SCORE Program
The MIL-SCORE (Equalization of Accessibility to Cardiology Prophylaxis and Care for Professional Soldiers) program was designed to assess the prevalence and management of cardiovascular risk factors in a population of Polish soldiers. We aimed to describe the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factor...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7251455/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32509345 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3973526 |
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author | Gielerak, Grzegorz Krzesiński, Paweł Piotrowicz, Katarzyna Murawski, Piotr Skrobowski, Andrzej Stańczyk, Adam Galas, Agata Uziębło-Życzkowska, Beata Kaźmierczak-Dziuk, Anna Maksimczuk, Joanna Miernik-Podleśko, Sylwia Grzęda, Monika Sopolińska, Emilia Kiliszek, Marek Wojda, Lidia |
author_facet | Gielerak, Grzegorz Krzesiński, Paweł Piotrowicz, Katarzyna Murawski, Piotr Skrobowski, Andrzej Stańczyk, Adam Galas, Agata Uziębło-Życzkowska, Beata Kaźmierczak-Dziuk, Anna Maksimczuk, Joanna Miernik-Podleśko, Sylwia Grzęda, Monika Sopolińska, Emilia Kiliszek, Marek Wojda, Lidia |
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description | The MIL-SCORE (Equalization of Accessibility to Cardiology Prophylaxis and Care for Professional Soldiers) program was designed to assess the prevalence and management of cardiovascular risk factors in a population of Polish soldiers. We aimed to describe the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the MIL-SCORE population with respect to age. This observational cross-sectional study enrolled 6440 soldiers (97% male) who underwent a medical history, physical examination, and laboratory tests to assess cardiovascular risk. Almost half of the recruited soldiers were past or current smokers (46%). A sedentary lifestyle was reported in almost one-third of those over 40 years of age. The prevalence of hypertension in a subgroup over 50 years of age was almost 45%. However, the percentage of unsatisfactory blood pressure control was higher among soldiers below 40 years of age. The prevalence of overweight and obese soldiers increased with age and reached 58% and 27%, respectively, in those over 50 years of age. Total cholesterol was increased in over one-half of subjects, and the prevalence of abnormal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol was even higher (60%). Triglycerides were increased in 36% of soldiers, and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and hyperglycemia were reported in 13% and 16% of soldiers, respectively. In the >50 years of age subgroup, high and very high cardiovascular risk scores were observed in almost one-third of soldiers. The relative risk assessed in younger subgroups was moderate or high. The results from the MIL-SCORE program suggest that Polish soldiers have multiple cardiovascular risk factors and mirror trends seen in the general population. Preventive programs aimed at early cardiovascular risk assessment and modification are strongly needed in this population. |
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spelling | pubmed-72514552020-06-06 The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Polish Soldiers: The Results from the MIL-SCORE Program Gielerak, Grzegorz Krzesiński, Paweł Piotrowicz, Katarzyna Murawski, Piotr Skrobowski, Andrzej Stańczyk, Adam Galas, Agata Uziębło-Życzkowska, Beata Kaźmierczak-Dziuk, Anna Maksimczuk, Joanna Miernik-Podleśko, Sylwia Grzęda, Monika Sopolińska, Emilia Kiliszek, Marek Wojda, Lidia Cardiol Res Pract Research Article The MIL-SCORE (Equalization of Accessibility to Cardiology Prophylaxis and Care for Professional Soldiers) program was designed to assess the prevalence and management of cardiovascular risk factors in a population of Polish soldiers. We aimed to describe the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the MIL-SCORE population with respect to age. This observational cross-sectional study enrolled 6440 soldiers (97% male) who underwent a medical history, physical examination, and laboratory tests to assess cardiovascular risk. Almost half of the recruited soldiers were past or current smokers (46%). A sedentary lifestyle was reported in almost one-third of those over 40 years of age. The prevalence of hypertension in a subgroup over 50 years of age was almost 45%. However, the percentage of unsatisfactory blood pressure control was higher among soldiers below 40 years of age. The prevalence of overweight and obese soldiers increased with age and reached 58% and 27%, respectively, in those over 50 years of age. Total cholesterol was increased in over one-half of subjects, and the prevalence of abnormal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol was even higher (60%). Triglycerides were increased in 36% of soldiers, and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and hyperglycemia were reported in 13% and 16% of soldiers, respectively. In the >50 years of age subgroup, high and very high cardiovascular risk scores were observed in almost one-third of soldiers. The relative risk assessed in younger subgroups was moderate or high. The results from the MIL-SCORE program suggest that Polish soldiers have multiple cardiovascular risk factors and mirror trends seen in the general population. Preventive programs aimed at early cardiovascular risk assessment and modification are strongly needed in this population. Hindawi 2020-05-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7251455/ /pubmed/32509345 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3973526 Text en Copyright © 2020 Grzegorz Gielerak et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Gielerak, Grzegorz Krzesiński, Paweł Piotrowicz, Katarzyna Murawski, Piotr Skrobowski, Andrzej Stańczyk, Adam Galas, Agata Uziębło-Życzkowska, Beata Kaźmierczak-Dziuk, Anna Maksimczuk, Joanna Miernik-Podleśko, Sylwia Grzęda, Monika Sopolińska, Emilia Kiliszek, Marek Wojda, Lidia The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Polish Soldiers: The Results from the MIL-SCORE Program |
title | The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Polish Soldiers: The Results from the MIL-SCORE Program |
title_full | The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Polish Soldiers: The Results from the MIL-SCORE Program |
title_fullStr | The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Polish Soldiers: The Results from the MIL-SCORE Program |
title_full_unstemmed | The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Polish Soldiers: The Results from the MIL-SCORE Program |
title_short | The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Polish Soldiers: The Results from the MIL-SCORE Program |
title_sort | prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among polish soldiers: the results from the mil-score program |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7251455/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32509345 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3973526 |
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