Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among the Nurse Population in the East of Iran

Introduction: the present study was planned to assess prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among nurses. methods: this descriptive-analytical study was done on employed nurses in birjand in 2011. first, complete clinical examination was done; including height, weight, waist circumference, and blood pressure in standard ways. then, 5cc blood of each subject, after a 12 hour fasting, was taken in order to measure fbs and lipid profile. a questionnaire inquiring demographic information and history of previous cardiovascular risk factors was filled out. then data analyzed by t test in spss software (v:15) . results: mean age of subject was 40.6±7.2 yrs. the most prevalent risk factor were dyslipidemia, overweight, and central obesity (70.4%, 40%, and 37.7% respectively). dyslipidemia and smoking in men, and obesity in women were more prevalent. conclusion: prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors were high in nurses despite the adequate specialized knowledge about these risk factors.