Sunday, December 6, 2009

Do you know your health value?

New research shows that lack of knowledge about blood pressure, detrimental to heart health; Experts Call for family members, joining the battle to protect heart health

• to date the heart of the largest health surveys, "You know your health value?" The results show that the benefits of blood pressure management, lack of knowledge

• high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes is the world's number one killer of the most important risk factors of heart disease

• blood pressure value in understanding people, three people, there is a person, the blood pressure is not brought under control, but also did not take measures to control blood pressure

• World Heart Day in the survey results published emphasized that good management of blood pressure and heart health benefits of



  The value of World Heart Day is approaching, a recent survey of the International Society of Hypertension, "Do you know that you value the health of it?" The results released today. Survey shows that most adults lack of knowledge on blood pressure detrimental to heart health. One in three adults over the world people (an estimated 424 million people) do not know the health standards of blood pressure. Currently, heart disease as the world's leading cause of death has become a pandemic, it is no longer limited to economically developed countries.

Psychologist and author of the report, Dr. David Lewis reiterated that this lack of knowledge in such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol is very common chronic diseases. Because high blood pressure usually has no symptoms, so many people have become indifferent to the disease. Take measures to promote heart health, a key is to allow family members involved. The findings emphasize that family members need to encourage their loved ones to take the necessary measures to monitor the blood pressure.

Survey shows that many adults are not familiar with heart-healthy effects of three important factors, namely blood pressure, blood lipids and blood glucose levels. The five adults surveyed nearly three people do not know the normal blood glucose and blood fat values, which indicates that, to better monitor the health of the heart of these important values, to raise public awareness level is very critical.

Survey results show that in China, most of the adults that know the value of healthy people with normal blood pressure, but normal blood lipid and blood glucose values of understanding, the majority of respondents of Chinese adults are less confident. In China, the five adults surveyed believe that there is a high blood pressure, a heart disease risk. By antihypertensive drug treatment, high blood pressure can be controlled. However, in China, found that anti-hypertensive drug therapy currently receiving the low rate of only 16% of adults currently taking anti-hypertensive drugs.

In China, surveyed adults in the health issues of concern, hypertension and heart disease (each 20% of respondents) ranked first, followed by myocardial infarction (18%), and diabetes (16%). In contrast, fewer people are concerned about stroke (7%) or nephropathy (3%). Although many people are concerned that high blood pressure and heart disease, but they do not take medication or try to change their lifestyle to reduce the risk of illness. Nearly 20% said that they pay no attention to diet, nearly 1 / 3 of adults over 40-year-old Chinese exercise time per week less than 20 minutes.

At present, high blood pressure awareness, treatment and control rates are very low, treatment compliance rate was only 6.1%.

Hypertension is usually no obvious symptoms, so called "silent killer." Despite the earlier lack of symptoms, but each day high blood pressure, the body will bring damage to the long-term hypertension can lead to serious complications such as myocardial infarction, stroke (stroke), renal failure. It is estimated that by 2025 the world will have 1.5 billion people (25 adults over the age of 1 / 3), high blood pressure. According to "China's cardiovascular Report 2006", the annual increase in China's 10 million people in hypertensive patients is estimated that in 2006 the number reached 200 million high blood pressure every five adults is a person is high blood pressure. Hypertensive heart disease, stroke the largest, independent risk factors leading to residents in the death of one killer. September 28 this year, "World Heart Day" the theme of "Know your risk", the purpose is to urge people to understand the threat to their own heart health risk factors.



Controllable risk factors:

Hypertension

High blood pressure is biggest stroke, independent risk factors for the occurrence of cardiac events also play an important role. High blood pressure, if a clear diagnosis and insisted on standard treatment, high blood pressure can be prevented and successfully controlled.

Self-test:The following operator compliance 140/90 mm Hg, 120/80 mm Hg below the ideal. For already had coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes or kidney patients, blood pressure less than 130/80 mm Hg.



Dyslipidemia

Abnormal lipid levels, including high total cholesterol, high triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol reduction, may increase the risk of heart disease and stroke occurred.

Self-test:Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is generally required less than 160 mg / dl, high blood pressure or risk factors is less than 130 mg / dl. Has been suffering from diabetes or cardio-cerebral vascular disease should be less than 100 mg / dl.



Diabetes

Coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes is a major risk factor for stroke. Diabetes, cardiovascular disease risk in patients with non-diabetic persons in two-fold, and diabetes not well controlled disease, heart disease earlier than others.

Self-test:In accordance with the guidelines of our country, fasting blood sugar is not more than 7 mmol / l, postprandial less than 10 mmol / l, glycated hemoglobin less than 7, glycated hemoglobin in diabetes are the main target.



Tobacco use

According to statistics, the number of smokers in China reached 350 million, if the very young to start smoking, smoking a great amount or female smokers, then the risk of cardiovascular disease are particularly high. Passive smoking is also a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

Recommendation:Quitting smoking is more important than the medication. No matter how long you are already a smoker, as long as smoking cessation can significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.



The lack of physical activity

Lack of exercise makes the body took place increased risk of coronary heart disease and stroke 50%. According to statistics, China's current 60 million obese people, obesity is a major cardiovascular disease risk factors, but also make patients more prone to diabetes.

Recommendation:Running, shadow boxing, swimming can be a daily 40 minutes to 1 hour of exercise at least five to seven times a week moderate-intensity activity should be slightly sweating.



A large number of drinking

1-2 units of alcohol a day may reduce the risk of heart disease 30 percent, but more than two units of alcohol can cause myocardial injury. (A unit of alcohol consumption is equivalent to 350 ml of ordinary beer, or 45 milliliters of 40 degrees wine.)

Recommendation:No more than 25 milliliters per day of alcohol, which is 12 below or a large glass of white wine red wine the following is yes, beer, higher energy is not recommended for drinking.



Poverty

No matter where on the planet, poverty increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. The long-term life stress, loneliness, anxiety, depression, etc. will increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.



Certain medications

Some drugs, such as birth control pills, hormone replacement therapy can increase the risk of heart disease, and patients with heart problems before taking drugs should consult a doctor.



Unhealthy diet

Diet containing saturated fat and more heart disease and stroke risk factors, the global level, estimated to be about 31 percent can lead to coronary heart disease and 11% of the stroke

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