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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Assessment of framingham cardiovascular disease risk among militaries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Military Medicine, Volume 178, No. 3, Year 2013
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Objectives: To measure the risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among militaries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to assess their Framingham CVD risk.Methods: A nationwide survey included 10,500 active military personnel selected by multistage stratified random sampling representing various ranks in the army forces of 5 regions. The study used the World Health Organization STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance (STEPS) in the design of data collection tool. Data included demographic and health behavior information; physical assessment; and anthropometric, random blood glucose, serum cholesterol, and triglycerides measurements. Results: The response rate was 97.4%. The results showed that 9.1% of the sample population had 10% or higher Framingham 10-year office-based CVD risk score, with a mean of 4.5. The risk varied by region, armed force, crowding index, waist- hip ratio, total cholesterol, and triglycerides. Multivariate analysis identified crowding index, physical inactivity, and military rank as independent predictors, apart from Framingham predictors. Conclusion: The prevalence of CVD risk factors is high among militaries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with an associated high 10-year CVD Framingham risk. The military health services must implement intervention programs to reduce these risks, with follow-up of the participants with identified CVD risk. © Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Al-Dahi, Salem
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Riyadh Military Hospital
Al-Khashan, Hesham I.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Riyadh Military Hospital
Al Madeer, Mohamed Abdullah Mashhour
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Riyadh Military Hospital
Al-Saif, Khaled
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Riyadh Military Hospital
Al-Amri, Mohamed Dhafer Salih
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Riyadh Military Hospital
Al-Ghamdi, Othman
Saudi Arabia, Dhahran
King Fahd Military Complex
Al-Helali, Nabil S.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Riyadh Military Hospital
Selim, Mohie
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Riyadh Military Hospital
Mishriky, Adel M.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Riyadh Military Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 20
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.7205/MILMED-D-12-00079
ISSN:
00264075
e-ISSN:
1930613X
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Grounded Theory
Study Approach
Quantitative