Betre M, Kebede D, Kassaye M
Department of Community Health, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
East Afr Med J. 1997 Jun;74(6):376-81.
We report results of a cross-sectional survey of modifiable risk factors for coronary heart disease among young people (15-24 years of age) in Addis Ababa, conducted in 1994/95. A city-wide random sample of 1,436 (851 females and 585 males) young people participated in the study. Interviews using structured questionnaires, weight, height and blood pressure measurements were conducted using trained and supervised field workers. Current smoking was 11.8% for males and 1.1% for females. About 34% of the respondents consumed alcoholic beverages regularly, but 7.0% of these took more than 100 grams of alcohol per week. High fat intake and sedentary life-styles were registered in 4.5 and 8.4% of the respondents, respectively. About 6.0% of the females and 0.7% of the males were obese. The prevalence of elevated blood pressure (diastolic BP > 90 mmHG) was 7.1%. The prevalence of modifiable risk factors among young people in Addis Ababa indicates that there is need for initiation of primary preventive activities as soon as possible.
我们报告了1994/1995年在亚的斯亚贝巴针对15至24岁年轻人开展的冠心病可改变风险因素横断面调查结果。全市范围内随机抽取的1436名年轻人（851名女性和585名男性）参与了该研究。使用结构化问卷进行访谈，并由经过培训和监督的现场工作人员测量体重、身高和血压。男性当前吸烟率为11.8%，女性为1.1%。约34%的受访者经常饮用酒精饮料，但其中7.0%的人每周饮酒量超过100克。高脂肪摄入量和久坐生活方式在受访者中的占比分别为4.5%和8.4%。约6.0%的女性和0.7%的男性肥胖。血压升高（舒张压>90 mmHg）的患病率为7.1%。亚的斯亚贝巴年轻人中可改变风险因素的患病率表明，需要尽快开展一级预防活动。
