Zaw Ko Ko, Nwe Nwe, Hlaing Su Su
Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health and Sports, No.5, Ziwaka Road, Dagon Township, Yangon, 11191, Myanmar.
Department of Medical Services, Yangon General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Sports, Yangon, Myanmar.
BMC Res Notes. 2017 Feb 15;10(1):99. doi: 10.1186/s13104-017-2422-2.
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are now in a rising trend in South East Asia including Myanmar due to increase in major cardiovascular risk factors in both urban and rural areas, such as smoking, obesity and diabetes mellitus. It is necessary to determine CVD morbidities in Myanmar for planning of prevention and control activities for CVDs. The cross-sectional household survey was conducted in 2012 with 600 people aged 40 years and above in four townships (Kyauk-Tan, Mawlamyaing, Pathein and Pyay) and used face-to-face interview with standard questionnaire [Rose Angina Questionnaire and Questionnaire by European Cardiovascular Indicators Surveillance Set (EUROCISS) Research Group] to determine the level of reported CVD morbidities in adult population.
Age of the study population ranged from 40 to 99 years with the mean age of 56 years. Seventy-one percent of the study population was women. Nine percent of the study population have suffered from angina according to Rose Angina Questionnaire. Prevalence of possible heart attack, stroke and heart failure was 7.5, 1.5 and 2.8%. Prevalence of hypertension was 51%.
The CVD morbidities are high. There is a need for strengthening prevention and control activities of CVDs.
由于城乡地区主要心血管危险因素（如吸烟、肥胖和糖尿病）的增加，包括缅甸在内的东南亚地区心血管疾病（CVD）呈上升趋势。有必要确定缅甸的心血管疾病发病率，以便规划心血管疾病的预防和控制活动。2012年，在四个镇区（皎漂、毛淡棉、勃生和卑谬）对600名40岁及以上的人群进行了横断面家庭调查，并使用标准问卷（罗斯心绞痛问卷和欧洲心血管指标监测组问卷）进行面对面访谈，以确定成年人群中报告的心血管疾病发病率水平。
研究人群年龄在40至99岁之间，平均年龄为56岁。71%的研究人群为女性。根据罗斯心绞痛问卷，9%的研究人群患有心绞痛。可能的心脏病发作、中风和心力衰竭的患病率分别为7.5%、1.5%和2.8%。高血压患病率为51%。
心血管疾病发病率很高。有必要加强心血管疾病的预防和控制活动。
