Association between unrecognized myocardial infarction and self-reported health in the Russian population aged 35-69 years

• Main Author: Williams, Olayemi Adeosun
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2021
• Subjects: Unrecognized myocardial infarction; self-reported health; mental health; physical health; VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Epidemiology medical and dental statistics: 803; VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Epidemiologi medisinsk og odontologisk statistikk: 803; HEL-3950; Arkhangelsk
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/23566

The prevalence of cardiovascular disease is reportedly high in Russia; this thesis focuses on the prevalence of unrecognized myocardial infarction and self-reported health (mental health and physical health) as well as the association between both variables using data from the know your heart study. This survey is a cross sectional study from two Russian cities- Novosibirsk and Arkhangelsk (2015-2018). The study population was 4542 men and women aged 35-69 years recruited from the general population. The study composes of two parts 1) Base line interview at participants’ resident and 2) Health check at primary health care clinic.