Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk factors in Diabetic Patients Attending to Ahvaz Golestan Hospital

The aim of this study is determination of the prevalence of the cardiovascular risk factors between diabetic patients attending to Golestan hospital in Ahvaz. Subjects and In this cross-sectional study 209 diabetic patients from Golestan hospital diabetic clinic in Ahvaz enrolled. A questionnaire completed after direct interview examination and laboratory assessment. The data were analyzed by SPSS 17 soft ware. The total number of patients was 209 [144 female (68. 9%) and 65 male (31. 1%)] with mean age of 55. 52 ±10. 32 years old and mean of duration of disease 6. 72±6. 39 years. Overall، 57. 6% of patients had arterial hypertension and 80. 8% were in uncontrolled diabetes mellitus as glycosilated hemoglobin more than 7%. 49% of patients had cholesterol more than 200، 60. 7% triglyceride more than 150، 52. 8% LDL-C more than 100 and 59. 8% low level of HDL-C (less than 40 mg/dl in male and 50 mg/dl in female). The prevalence of microalbominuria was 68. 4%، macroalbominuria 5. 8% and cigarette smoking 15. 9%. Cardiovascular risk factors are frequent among patients referred to hospital of Ahvaz spicily hypertension and diabetic nephropathy was more common. Thus prevention policies are necessary for confront.