[Use of subjective evaluations of growth and body weight in conducting epidemiological research].

Population awareness of their parameters of height and body mass was studied on a representative random population of the Lithuanian SSR. Statistical analysis showed great awareness of the population of the Republic of these parameters permitting the use of the answers of the study population for the determination of excess body mass. However, since the interview method to determine excess body mass is entirely dependent on the awareness of the population of a given district, it can be used only after preliminary epidemiological surveys.

[Incidence of risk factors for chronic noninfectious diseases among the population of 2 rural therapeutic districts in the Lithuanian SSR and the knowledge of the inhabitants of the presence of their risk factors].

During examination of the adult population of two rural communities: 1558 inhabitants of a settlement of Salantai and 1713 inhabitants of a settlement of Merkine their arterial pressure was measured and they were interviewed. A high prevalence of risk factors of chronic noncommunicable diseases was established. Arterial hypertension was detected almost in 1/3 of the examined population, 50% of the male population smoked, 40.

[Risk factors in chronic noninfectious diseases among the population of the Lithuanian SSR].

Prevalence of risk factors (RF) for chronic noncommunicable diseases (CND) such as hypertension, overweight and smoking among random samples of the representative population of various age groups in the Lithuanian SSR was considered. A total of 12126 males and females were examined. CND risk factors were found in all age groups without significant differences among separate administrative areas of the republic.