Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Diabetic Patients in Two Regions with Differences in Race, Culture and Climate

[摘要] BackgroundObjective:TheaimofthisstudyisevaluationofcardiovascularriskfactorsindiabeticpatientsbetweentwocitiesKermanandAhvazwithdifferenceinculture,raceandclimate.SubjectsMethods:Inthiscrass-sectionalstudyweenrolled211diabeticpatientsfromGolestandiabetescarecenterofAhvazand190diabeticpatientswhowerereferredtoSamendiabetescarecenterinKerman.Aquestionnairecompletedafterdirectinterviewexaminationandlibratoryassessment.ThedatawereanalyzedbySPSS15software.Standardchi-squaretestwasusedtocomparetheprevalenceratesandtheMeanswerecomparedbystandardttest.Results:ThetotalnumberofpatientsfromGolestancenterofAhvazwas211(144female(68.6%)and67male(31.4%))withmeanageof55.52±10.32yearsoldandmeanofdurationofdisease6.72±6.39years.AlsothetotalnumberofpatientsfromSamencenterofKermanwas190(161female(85.5%)and29male(14.5%))withmeanageof54.37±9.75yearsoldandmeanofdurationofdisease8.78±7.48years.Overall,arterialhypertension,cigarettesmokingandlowHDL-CweremorefrequentbetweenAhvasienpatients(Plt;0.0001,P=0.0004andPlt;0.0001respectively(.Incontrast20.4%ofKermanienpatientswereopiumuseranddyslipidemyastroubleintriglycerideweremorefrequentbetweenthem(Plt;0.0001andP=0.027respectively(.Renalinsufficiencyanduncontrolleddiabeteswerefrequentinbothtwogroupsandtherewasnostatisticallysignificantdifferentbetweenthem.Conclusion:Cardiovascularriskfactorsarefrequentbetweenthepatientsofbothtwocities.Differencesinrace;climateandsocialhabitsmaybetherelatedcausesofhigherprevalenceofhypertensioninAhvazanddyslipidemiainKerman.

[学科分类] 基础医学