EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE RI SK-FACTORS ALONE AND IN COMBINATION AMONG MALE URBAN-POPULATION OF CIS AND BALTIC STATES (A COOPERATIVE STUDY)

The prevalence of risk factors (RF) to develop cardiovascular disorder s alone and in combination has been studied in males aged 20-54 differ ing by occupation and education. They lived in various cities of CIS a nd Baltic States. It was established that RF alone and in combination are common among the male population. The risk is the highest in the g roup of males engaged in hard physical labour (p<0.05) and in low-educ ation subjects. In subjects with higher education RF are the lowest. R F alone and in combination proved higher in Europeans and Siberians co mpared to males living in the Central Asia.