Relationship between ischemic heart disease and risk factors in professional car drivers (a cross-sectional study)

Prevalence of ischemic heart disease, its main risk factors, as well as the ir relationship were assessed in a cross-sectional epidemiological study of a random representative sample of professional car drivers aged 20-59 year s. Prevalence of hypertension, smoking, hypercholesterolemia and hypo-alpha cholesterolemia was found to be high. Prevalence of hypertension, excess bo dy mass and ischemic heart disease were positively related with age. Ischem ic heart disease was more frequent in the presence of hypertension, excess body weight, hypertriglyceridemia and hypo-alphacholesterolemia. High level of risk factors of ischemic heart disease morbidity and mortality among pr ofessional car drivers requires implementation of preventive measures.