Key result
Elevated CV risk affects ~86% of rural Turkish postmenopausal women, driven by hypertension and hypercholesterolemia.
Population
207 postmenopausal Turkish women over 45 years old in a rural district of West Anatolia
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support CV risk screening in rural postmenopausal women; leaves open whether interventions improve outcomes.
Cross-Sectional (n=207)
No
Postmenopausal women in rural West Anatolia have a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, particularly hypertension, highlighting the need for targeted primary health care interventions.
Şekuri et al. (2004) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors (n=207). Rural postmenopausal status was evaluated on 10-year cardiovascular risk >5% (European Society of Cardiology risk index). Eighty-six percent of postmenopausal women in a rural Turkish district had a >5% 10-year cardiovascular risk, driven by high rates of hypertension (62%) and hypercholesterolemia (35.3%).
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