Changes in cardiovascular risk factors among adolescents from 1995 to 2004 in the Republic of Karelia, Russia

• Published in: The European Journal of Public Health
• Main Authors: Rogacheva, Anastasiya, Laatikainen, Tiina, Tossavainen, Kerttu, Vlasoff, Tiina, Panteleev, Vladimir, Vartiainen, Erkki
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2007
• Subjects: Adolescent Health; Pitkäranta; karelia*; Republic of Karelia
• Online Access: http://eurpub.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/17/3/257; https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckl232

Background : In Russia, cardiovascular mortality is among the highest in the world. Behaviours related to the development of cardiovascular disease are usually adopted in childhood and adolescence. Very little information exists on prevalence and trends of risk factors among Russian youth. This stud...