Prevalence of risk factors and risk of mortality in relation to occupational group.

The aims of this study were to examine the prevalence of risk factors in different occupational groups of Kaunas men and women aged 35-64 years, and to assess the prognostic value of occupation on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality risk. The four random samples of Kaunas men and women (3,293 men and 3,561 women) aged 35-64 years from the Multinational Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease (MONICA) study (1983-2002) were examined using the standard epidemiological methods. The participants of the first three surveys were followed-up, in terms the end points reached, from the beginning of each survey until January 1, 2004.

[Association of metabolic syndrome with ischemic heart disease among middle-aged Kaunas population].

Unlabelled: The aim of the present study was to estimate an association of metabolic syndrome with ischemic heart disease (IHD) in middle-aged Kaunas population.

Material And Methods: The epidemiological examination was carried out in Kaunas from 2001 to 2002. Health survey was carried out according to the MONICA study protocol.

[Trends in morbidity from acute myocardial infarction, risk factors and risk of ischemia].

The Aim: To assess the linkages of trends between the mean values of main risk factors of ischemic heart disease, the overall high risk of coronary within 10 years and morbidity from acute myocardial infarction in Kaunas population aged 35-64 years during the period from 1983 to 2002.

Material And Methods: Data sources were four cross-sectional surveys (1983-1984, 1986-1987, 1992-1993, 2001-2002) and population-based ischemic heart disease register (1983-2001) of Kaunas population aged 35-64 years. Data collection was conducted according to the method using in the Multinational Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease (MONICA) project.

[Self-rated health and probability of death among middle-aged Kaunas population (20-year follow-up)].

The aim of this study was to examine the self-rated health differences in relation with risk factors among middle-aged men and women and to assess the probability of death from all causes, from cardiovascular diseases and from ischemic heart disease in the self-rated health groups during the 20-year follow-up. In the framework of the World Health Organization MONICA-1 survey (1983-1984) random samples of Kaunas men and women aged 35-64 and stratified by age and gender (response rate 70.2%) were examined using standard epidemiological methods.

[Prevalence and risk factors of age-related maculopathy among middle aged people].

To investigate the prevalence of age-related maculopathy and the relationships of age-related maculopathy to age, sex, ocular factors, education, work exposures. A population-based cohort study included 1357 subjects (35-64 years of age) living in Kaunas (Lithuania), who were examined during the interval from 2001 to 2002. The diagnosis of age-related maculopathy was based on ophthalmoscopic findings or on fundus photographs.

Age-related maculopathy and consumption of fresh vegetables and fruits in urban elderly.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the rate of age-related maculopathy among elderly males and females in relation to frequency of consumption of fresh vegetables and fruit. During ophthalmological investigation of Kaunas city inhabitants aged 65-74 years (240 males and 206 females) age-related maculopathy (early and late) was determined for 22.1% of males and 20.

Trends in main cardiovascular risk factors among middle-aged Kaunas population between 1983 and 2002.

Objective Of The Study: To evaluate dynamics in prevalence of main risk factors of cardiovascular diseases among middle-aged Kaunas population between 1993 and 2002.

Material And Methods: Four independent surveys in 1983-1984, 1986-1987, 1992-1993, and 2001-2002 were carried out in random samples of men and women aged 35-64 involving 2413, 1762, 1231 and 1403 persons respectively. The risk factors were defined within the framework of the WHO MONICA study (Multinational Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease).

[The prevalence and trends of the smoking habits among middle-aged Kaunas population during 20 years and their relation with sociodemographic status].

The Aim: To evaluate the prevalence and time trends of smoking habits among middle-aged Kaunas population during 20 years and its relation with sociodemographic status.

Material And Methods: Four cross-sectional surveys were carried out according to the WHO MONICA protocol in 1983-1985, 1986-1987, 1992-1993, and 2001-2002. During these surveys, 2,450, 1,762, 1,238, and 1,404 persons aged 35-64 years, respectively, were screened.

[Time trends in mortality from malignant tumors and lung cancer during the period 1971-2000 and the risk of death in the middle-aged Kaunas men].

The aims of this study were: 1. To examine the prevalence of risk factors and the risk of mortality from malignant tumors and lung cancer in 45-59-year-old Kaunas men; 2. To assess time trends during the period 1971-2000 in mortality from malignant tumors and lung cancer in Kaunas men aged 25-64 years.