[Occurrence of risk factors for ischemic heart disease among women--health service workers].

Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD) is still an essential health problem in many countries. In Poland it is one of the leading causes of cardiac deaths, while in western countries and in the USA mortality rate due to heart diseases decreases. The prevention of coronary vessels diseases is a long and a hard process. There is a need to start an early prophylactic action. The programs of primary and secondary prevention should be directed to as many people as possible. In individual strategy any action should be based on the assessment of the degree of complete risk with regard to every single person. Directives and standards elaborated by the Committee of Prophylaxis are helpful. In this research the group of 105 health service female workers were prepared to carry out further preventive searches towards the IHD danger. The following factors were taken into account: the level of total cholesterol (LDL, HDL and triglycerides level), hypertension, cigarette smoking, overweight and obesity, diabetes. The factors mentioned above defined as global risk elements were examined among three age groups: 35-39 years, 40-45 years, 46-50 years. Coronary hazard was established in accordance with the Card of Prophylaxis IHD of Polish Cardiological Society. The main purpose of this research was to identify the IHD risk factors as well as to evaluate its danger among women.