Risk Factors of Ischaemic Heart Disease in 419 385 Outpatients: a Long-term Comparative Study

Abstract

Aim. To determine the incidence rate of risk factors in patients who visited polyclinics at their place of residence.Material and methods. The study included 419,385 patients who visited polyclinics in 2018-2023, in whom the most easily measurable risk factors for ischemic heart disease (IHD) were identified: arterial hypertension, total cholesterol (TC) and blood plasma glucose.Results. During 4 years of follow-up, the proportion of patients with blood pressure (BP) higher than 140/90 mm Hg decreased (35.9%). The proportion of patients with blood glucose higher than 6.1 mmol/l (4.2%) also significantly decreased. The proportion of patients with a TC level higher than 5.2 mmol/l as well as of patients with a body mass index higher than 30 kg/m2 did not significantly change (67.4% and 23.9%, respectively). An analysis of 274 deaths during the follow-up period showed that the main causes for death in patients with arterial hypertension were IHD (69.6%) and cerebrovascular diseases (30.3%).Conclusion. People who visited polyclinics at their place of residence retained a high incidence of easily measurable risk factors for IHD, including arterial hypertension, high TC and blood glucose. The proportion of patients with blood pressure higher than 140 and 90 mm Hg was 49.7%, the proportion of patients with TC higher than 5.2 mmol/l was 63.1%, and the proportion of patients with blood glucose higher than 6.1 mmol/l exceeded 10%.