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Prevalence of risk factors for development of cardiovascular diseases in urban and rural areas of Eastern Croatia: a cross-sectional study
Mirta Klapec-Basar, Tanja Kovač, Renata Apatić, Željko Mudri, Tin Basar, Stjepan Jurić, Rudika Gmajnić, Robert Lovrić
Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(1):16-24 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a7709 
Objective: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading global cause of death. Due to the disparities in cardiovascular risk factors between rural and urban populations, this study aims to assess the differences in the prevalence of risk factors in urban and rural areas of eastern Croatia. Methods: The cross-sectional study included 280 participants (140 from urban and 140 from rural areas) registered at studied general practice offices. Methods included e-health records, questionnaire, physical examination methods, and blood sampling for laboratory tests. Results: The most common risk factors among participants were elevated total cholesterol (83.6%),...
The relationship between atherosclerosis and dementia
Jana Janoutová, Ondřej Machaczka, Martina Kovalová, Anna Zatloukalová, Petr Ambroz, Veronika Koutná, Eva Mrázková, Michal Bar, Martin Roubec, Petra Bártová, Richard Novobilský, Martin Sabela, Pavlína Kušnierová, David Stejskal, Lucie Faldynová, Sylwia Walczysková, Martin Vališ, Lukáš Školoudík, Petra Šolínová, David Školoudík, Vladimír Janout
Cent Eur J Public Health 2024, 32(1):9-15 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a7848
Objective: The main objective is to confirm a hypothesis that atherosclerosis, through various mechanisms, considerably influences cognitive impairment and significantly increases the risk for developing dementia. Complete sample should be 920 individuals. The present study aimed to analyse epidemiological data from a questionnaire survey. Methods: The work was carried out in the form of an epidemiological case control study. Subjects are enrolled in the study based on results of the following examinations carried out in neurology departments and outpatient centres during the project NU20-09-00119 from 2020 to 2023. Respondents were divided into four...