| Abstract [eng] |
In Lithuania as well as in the most of European countries population of elderly people is growing fast and this phenomenon causes social, economical, medical and psychological problems. Cardiovascular diseases are topical modern-day health problem. Unhealthy pattern of life, unfavourable physical and social environment determines the origin of cardiovascular diseases. Bad human habits, physical activity, nutrition and stress are influential to contraction of this diseases. The goal of this paper is to evaluate the pattern of life of Vilnius citizens with cardiovascular diseases. The main tasks are to evaluate the nutrition habits and physical activity as well as to ascertain the body mass index (BMI), smoking practice, alcohol usage, sleep duration and stress among the Vilnius citizens with cardiovascular diseases. The period of this analysis starts from the November 2010 and lasts till the February 2011. 566 (232 men and 334 women) Vilnius citizens with cardiovascular diseases are examined. Respondents were chosen in random order at the public entity Centro poliklinika, public entity Seskines poliklinika and public entity Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu klinikos cardiology section. Survey method was used to examine the pattern of life of the respondents. The outcome of the analysis proves the hypothesis that only the smallest part of Vilnius citizens with cardiovascular diseases were willing to change their lifestyle habits (pattern of life). Only 63 (11.1 %) respondents with cardiovascular diseases have changed their nutrition habits. Male’s citizens of Vilnius with cardiovascular diseases have overweight and a higher obesity level than women. Women with cardiovascular diseases are more physical active than men. Only 11 (1.9 %) respondents started to take more active exercises as they were diagnosed the cardiovascular disease. Women incur more stress than men. According the significant statistics men are using alcohol more often than women. Only 2 (0.4 %) respondents as they were diagnosed cardiovascular disease resigned using alcohol. A quarter of all respondents respond smoking. Only 6 (1.0 %) respondents as they were diagnosed cardiovascular disease quite smoking. Key words: cardiovascular diseases, nutrition habits, pattern of life. 87 pages, 36 figures, 18 tables. |
