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. 2001 Mar;91(3):455-7.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.91.3.455.

Trends in cardiovascular disease risk factor prevalence among male transport workers: Bulgaria, 1986 to 1997

A D Stein  1 , V Mincheva, V Stoyanovsky
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Trends in cardiovascular disease risk factor prevalence among male transport workers: Bulgaria, 1986 to 1997

A D Stein et al. Am J Public Health. 2001 Mar.

Abstract

Objectives: This study investigated cardiovascular risk factors among male transport workers in Bulgaria.

Methods: Comparisons were made of data from independent surveys conducted among male transport workers aged 30 to 59 years in Sofia, Bulgaria, during 1986 (n = 1146) and 1996-1997 (n = 638).

Results: Smoking prevalence increased from 49% to 59% between 1986 and 1996-1997. Among current smokers, the percentage smoking 15 or more cigarettes per day decreased. The prevalence of elevated body mass index, hypertension, or angina pectoris did not change.

Conclusions: Smoking prevalence rates increased during the study period; the prevalence of other risk factors remained high.

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