As part of a multicentre WHO MONICA-Project the present drug consumption by Warsaw population was assessed (evaluated by DDD). In Warsaw population 2646 inhabitants aged 35-64 years were examined. Ischaemic heart disease was diagnosed in 30% screened persons. Only 39% of subjects were involved in taking cardiovascular drugs. In ischaemic heart disease the drugs used most frequently were pentaerythritol tetranitrate and dipyridamole. The influence of several psychosocial factors on the fact of undertaking of pharmacological therapy was analysed using multivariant logistic function method. Significant relationships were found for age, health self-care self-estimation of health status and fact of medical consultation. Persons with high values of MLF (fifth quintile) underwent drug treatment six time more often, then persons with low values of MLF (first quintile).

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[Pharmacologic control of hypertension in the population of the right-bank Warsaw districts based on research from the Pol-Monica study].

The results of a number of Polish epidemiological studies raised the importance of hypertension in the Polish population. In view of a high frequency and insufficient control of it. The detection rate of hypertension in the Warsaw population was not exceeding 59% in men and 73% in women, and treatment was undertaken in 42% and 64% of them respectively. The effectiveness of pharmacological control was 5.9% in men and 10.3% in women. The study was carried out in a representative population sample of 1309 men and 1337 women living in right-bank Warsaw districts aged 35-64 years. Hypertension was found in 515 men and 457 women. Only 132 men and 188 women were currently treated. Drugs were recorded which were taken in the last 14 days, and were grouped into pharmacological classes. The most frequently taken drugs were those blocking the sympathetic system activity (78%) and diuretics (34%). Monotherapy was used by 38.5% of patients, 32.5% took two drugs, and 7.5% took three drugs. Drug consumption was expressed in DDD for comparing the obtained data with those reported from other centres.

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[Prevalence of hypertension in the population of the right-bank Warsaw districts based on research from the Pol-Monica study].

In 1984 a group of 1309 men and 1337 women aged 35-64 years were studied in the population of Warsaw. The standardized mean systolic blood pressure was 143.4 mm Hg in men and 144.0 mm Hg in women (p less than 0.05), the mean values for the diastolic pressure were 89.7 mm Hg in men and 85.8 mm Hg in women (p less than 0.05). The standardized per cent values of borderline hypertension were 23.4% for men and 21.9% for women (p less than 0.05), according to WHO criteria the prevalence of hypertension was 35.8% in men and 28.0% in women (p less than 0.05). Only 55% of hypertensive men and 73% of hypertensive women knew that they had had hypertension, and 42% of male patients and 64% of female patients had had any treatment for hypertension. In the present study a correlation was demonstrated between hypertension and socioeconomic class (significantly higher blood pressure was found in people at lower educational level), besides that higher pressure was noted in married men and in women working artisans in relation to hose doing clerical work. The proportion of hypertensive subjects increased with increasing cholesterol level and with increasing overweight. A negative correlation was showed between hypertension and cigarette smoking. Ischaemic heart disease was significantly more frequent in hypertensive subjects as in normotensive ones.

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Epidemiology of arterial hypertension with particular reference to research conducted in Poland.

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