Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Box 564, 751 22, Uppsala, Sweden.
Int J Behav Med. 2012 Jun;19(2):134-42. doi: 10.1007/s12529-011-9157-6.
The perception of cardiovascular risk factors is believed to be associated with a person's willingness to carry out lifestyle changes as well as their willingness to adhere to prescribed preventive medications. Little is known about whether these perceptions differ between statin users and those not using statins, including how these factors relate to health behaviours.
The objective was to investigate and compare the perceptions of known modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease in patients using statins with those of a non-treated population. One further objective was to investigate if statin use was associated with favourable health behaviours.
Data about health, perception of the importance of cardiovascular risk factors and health behaviours were collected through questionnaires from 829 statin users and 629 non-statin users. Beliefs about risk factors were compared in univariate analyses, and four health behaviours were compared in multivariate regression models.
Statin users had better health behaviours in univariate analyses compared to non-statin users. Statin users rated lifestyle-related risk factors as more important contributors for the development of cardiovascular disease than non-statin users. In a multivariate model, statin use was associated with having better eating habits.
People using statins are more concerned about cardiovascular risk factors compared to non-statin users. The behaviour of taking statins seems to be associated with favourable eating habits.
人们认为，对心血管危险因素的认识与个人进行生活方式改变的意愿以及遵循规定的预防药物治疗的意愿有关。目前尚不清楚这些认识是否在他汀类药物使用者和未使用者之间存在差异，包括这些因素与健康行为的关系。
本研究旨在调查和比较使用他汀类药物的患者与未接受治疗人群对心血管疾病已知可改变危险因素的认识。另一个目的是研究他汀类药物的使用是否与有利的健康行为相关。
通过问卷调查收集了 829 名他汀类药物使用者和 629 名非他汀类药物使用者的健康状况、对心血管危险因素重要性的认识和健康行为数据。在单变量分析中比较了危险因素的信念，并在多变量回归模型中比较了四种健康行为。
在单变量分析中，他汀类药物使用者的健康行为优于非他汀类药物使用者。与非他汀类药物使用者相比，他汀类药物使用者认为与生活方式相关的危险因素对心血管疾病的发展更为重要。在多变量模型中，他汀类药物的使用与更好的饮食习惯有关。
与非他汀类药物使用者相比，使用他汀类药物的人更关注心血管危险因素。服用他汀类药物的行为似乎与良好的饮食习惯有关。
