Risk factors, diseases and Socio-demographic background distribution among attendants of Health Promotion Clinic at Capital Health Region, Kuwait

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作者：
Al-Eisa, Ibrahim S. a [1 ]
Al-Terkit, Adel M. [2 ]
Al-Mutar, Manal S. [3 ]
Azab, Mohamed S. [4 ]
Radwan, Maged M. [4 ]
机构：
[1] Capital Hlth Reg, Primary Hlth Care, Kuwait, Kuwait
[2] Capital Hlth Reg, Prevent Hlth Dept, Primary Care, Kuwait, Kuwait
[3] Sawaber Hlth Ctr, Kuwait, Kuwait
[4] Minist Hlth, Prevent Hlth Dept Capital Hlth Reg, Kuwait, Kuwait
来源：
WORLD FAMILY MEDICINE | 2005年 / 3卷 / 01期
关键词：
health promotion; hyper-cholestrolaemia; hypertension; diabetes; obesity;
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
Objective: To evaluate the health condition of people attending Health Promotion Clinic (HPC) at Capital Health Region. Subjects and methods: This is a medical records based study of 700 subjects attending Health promotion clinic between May 2002 and June 2003. Results: The study group consisted of 608(86.9%) Kuwaitis, 447(63.9%) females, 329(47.0%) aged between 20 and 39 years old, 549(79.0%) married and 257(36.7%) clerks. 64(9.1%) of subjects were smokers, 345(49.3%) were practicing exercise and 243(34.7%) were obese. Out of the subjects 79(11.3%) had hypertension, 70(10.0%) had diabetes, 149 (21.3%) had hypercholestrolaemia and 21(3.0%) had CVD. Conclusion: Health Promotion Clinic is important for early detection of diseases and risk factors in order to prevent diseases and complication and decrease rate of death.
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