Cardiovascular risk factors: distribution and prevalence in a rural population of Bangladesh M. Mostafa Zaman a , Nobuo Yoshiike b , Mian Abdur Rouf a , Mahfuzul Haq Syeed'\ M. Rafiqul Hassan Khan c , Sirajul Haque a , Hajera Mahtab d and Heizo Tanaka t ; Background LlttlA IS known about the cardiovascular risk factors If) the Bangladeshi We examll1ed centra! obnslty, 111 :l rurai Methods Non·tJIOc!H:mlcal variables were exc,m:ned In 238 and 272 women aged 18 years or nlore (mean standard deviation 38.1 1. 10.7 years In men 3nd 36.0 9.8 III wcmen), blood and total cholesterol concentrations In a subsamp:e of 106 men and 135 won'pn Results Men and womnn had a Slnlilar body nlass Index (20.4 3,1 vs 20.8' 3.4kg/m' waist circumference 172.8 r 7.6 vs 71 4 8.7 blood pressure ! 118.4 13,7 vc; 119,b -" 17.7 mmHg), (Jlastoilc biooCl 175.9 + 9,9 74.6 11.5 mmHg). total cholestercl ,155 7 ..:. 36.0 vs 162.0 .1. 352 mg I dl) and ::llood level (890 14,9 vs 86,2 '9,6 i dl. After categollzatlon of these of mass Index 18.5; obeSity (body mass Index ,30; 0.8 ViS 1.1 blood pressure 2: 140 and I or diastolic blood pressure> 90 or medication; 9.8 vs 15.6 1 1oi, (total cholestero! 240, 2,8 VS 3.0 yo) and diabetes mellitus (blood > 1 261 2.9 vs 0 7 ve) mmainea Similar betwnen the sexes, However, central (warst Circumference ' 94 cm In men and 80 cm ,n was frequent (2.9 vs '6.8 e ;:); p = 0,00 1:- In rnen. Overal, tobacco con:sumptlon (57 1 vs 23.2"/01 000 1) and (503(Vovs 2.9%; P 0,001) were mort.., tobacco consumpt,on was P= 0095) Conclusions Our sarnple size is small, and studies are necessary for il more accurate desc[lptlon of fisk factors. ) Cardiovasc .RISK 8103-108 2001 L.lpplf1cott Wi,liams & Wilkins. Journal of Cardiovascular R.sk 200 1,8:103 108 Keywords: smoking, blood pressure, obesity, blood glucose, blood cholesterol, Bangladesh Fever ard Heart Diseases, Natl("lai Institute of r-lealth and Health Complex, Sava!, Onak8, 8ang 1 ildesr. Instltutu of Research dnd n Drabetes, Enooc"ne al'd MpjabollC D,,'ordprs, Dhaka. 80rgladesh ,md . Tokyo Medica; and De[)tai UnlvprSlty, Tokyo. "'pan CCJrC8spondcnce Dr M Mosta'a Zamar;, Nallenal Cr.';)ler COlllrol Of Rheumatic Fever and Hoart iJlsna"os. Shl;ro-B;Jnyla Nagar. D'laka : 207, Fa, +880 ma' for to Professor Helzo Tanai<.<l, MD, PhD, Der;\I!i11ent cd Mod'cal Resoacch Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental U",vnrs,ty, 10 KandasurLJgadal, Crllyoda·ku, Tokyo, 1010062 Jar a " +81 :3 52808061, ("rnali hezo,8pl,.a:rnr:.tmd,ac.IP Received 08 A,lguSr 2000 Revised 01 D"ccnlbel 2000 Accepted 05 December 2000 , 3506277 200 I Lrr,ncotl VV 1'lar'1' & \Vdk,ns Introduction (:,'r<>rlJr\ h,'JIl dl\l':l\C ILl' I1lT'] CI Ill' rC'.l [E', J' ,Ill I III 1'''' [JrH 1"lhlll hl',dth 1>I()\1kl11 III H,I \hl"; '-,I,'l'l!' f,,[ lllrOll.lr\ hl':lr; "lhe;I'l' III lll"" p<!l'lli,I[I'lIl' 1IIt'IlI,k .1 'rllh' dll' ;!I)\lI'l'''IHIIll:t/ In'ch "f lilLiI ,hole,rc!'," :llld hl'Hld prl''>'>II(l.'. ,ll1d (1(;trCttl' Ill. 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