Poduri A, Grisso J A
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6021, USA.
J Natl Med Assoc. 1998 Sep;90(9):531-6.
This study examined the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among low-income women and assessed the level of awareness and attitudes about these risk factors in the community. A survey instrument was developed and administered by a single researcher to a convenience sample of women in health clinics and nonclinical community settings. These settings included: an academic clinic, community clinics, women's shelters, free meal sites, community centers, public housing units, and private homes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Two hundred two women were selected without regard to age or race. The mean number of cardiovascular risk factors per subject was 2.6 (SD 1.4). Each of eight established cardiovascular risk factors was identified by 4% to 34% of subjects. Among those women with a specific risk factor, only 0% to 45% reported that they were at increased risk due to the presence of that factor. The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among low-income women is substantial. Knowledge and understanding of these risk factors is suboptimal, particularly among women personally affected by risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
本研究调查了低收入女性心血管危险因素的流行情况，并评估了社区对这些危险因素的认知水平和态度。一名研究人员开发并使用了一份调查问卷，对健康诊所和非临床社区环境中的女性便利样本进行了调查。这些场所包括：宾夕法尼亚州费城的一家学术诊所、社区诊所、妇女庇护所、免费就餐点、社区中心、公共住房单元和私人住宅。选取了202名女性，不考虑年龄或种族。每位受试者心血管危险因素的平均数量为2.6（标准差1.4）。8种已确定的心血管危险因素中，每种危险因素在4%至34%的受试者中被识别出。在那些有特定危险因素的女性中，只有0%至45%的人报告称由于该危险因素的存在，她们的患病风险增加。低收入女性心血管危险因素的流行情况较为严重。对这些危险因素的认识和理解并不理想，尤其是在那些个人受心血管疾病危险因素影响的女性中。
