Hygiena 2017, 62(1):35-37 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1511

Selected Population Health Indicators in the Czech Republic - EHES 2014

Naďa Čapková, Michala Lustigová, Jana Kratěnová, Kristýna Žejglicová, Růžena Kubínová

Státní zdravotní ústav, Praha, Česká republika

The major objective of EHES (European Health Examination Survey) was to collect up-to-date information on the prevalence of risk factors for chronic diseases in the middle-aged Czech population. Medical examinations which included repeated blood-pressure tests, measurement of anthropometric markers, collection of venous blood for determination of total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and glycated haemoglobin were applied to 1220 subjects aged 25-64 years. Hypertension was detected in 47% of men and 26% women. Successful treatment (140/90 mmHg values) was recorded for 47% of men and 66% women. A total of 40% men and 26% women subjects with confirmed hypertension were unaware of the problem. Mean total cholesterol values were 5.3 mmol/l. Total cholesterol levels within acceptable norms (<5.0 mmol/l) were recorded amongst one half of the younger, and merely one third of the older, respondents. Diabetes was detected in 8.6% of men and 5.7% women, obesity in 29% of men and 25% women. High risk of fatal cardiovascular incidents within a ten-year period was detected in 49% of men aged 40-60 years, whereas amongst women this ratio was significantly lower at 18%.

Keywords: EHES study, risk factors, cardiovascular diseases, Czech Republic

Received: November 2016; Accepted: February 27, 2017; Published: March 1, 2017  Show citation