Johansen H, Nargundkar M, Nair C, Taylor G, elSaadany S
Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Health Canada.
Health Rep. 1998 Spring;9(4):19-29(Eng); 19-30(Fre).
The self-reported prevalence of risk factors for heart disease among Canadians with and without heart disease is estimated. The characteristics associated with these risk factors are examined in order to identify groups to be targeted for primary and secondary prevention.
The data are from the household component of the 1994/95 National Population Health Survey (NPHS).
For the population aged 20 and older with and without heart disease, bivariate and multiple regression analyses were used to determine associations between four risk factors (smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, and inactivity) and demographic characteristics and socioeconomic status.
According to the NPHS, 4.4% of people aged 20 and older reported that they heart disease. However, many more adults had risk factors for this disease. As well, about one-quarter of those without heart disease and half of those with heart disease had two or more risk factors. To some extent, many of these risks are modifiable. The groups particularly at risk were people older than 35, those with less than high school graduation, those in households with inadequate income, people who consumed three or more drinks a day, and residents of the Atlantic provinces, Quebec and Ontario.
估算加拿大患有和未患有心脏病的人群中自我报告的心脏病风险因素患病率。研究与这些风险因素相关的特征，以便确定初级和二级预防的目标人群。
数据来自1994/95年全国人口健康调查（NPHS）的家庭部分。
对于20岁及以上患有和未患有心脏病的人群，采用双变量和多元回归分析来确定四个风险因素（吸烟、高血压、糖尿病和缺乏运动）与人口特征和社会经济地位之间的关联。
根据全国人口健康调查，20岁及以上人群中有4.4%报告患有心脏病。然而，更多成年人有这种疾病的风险因素。此外，约四分之一没有心脏病的人和一半患有心脏病的人有两个或更多风险因素。在某种程度上，这些风险中的许多是可以改变的。特别有风险的群体是35岁以上的人、高中以下学历的人、收入不足家庭的人、每天饮用三杯或更多杯酒的人以及大西洋省份、魁北克省和安大略省的居民。
