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Influence Of Risk Factors

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Discussion:
The lack of adequate knowledge about risk factors and failure to implement necessary measures has resulted in increasing day-to-day risk factors. Identifying NCDs’ risk factors, implementing control strategies and decreasing the upward trend can have a significant impact on reducing NCDs. In many countries, the incidence and prevalence of chronic and NCDs has risen and this trend is expected to continue upward. The reason for this increase is the increased risk of these diseases in recent years.
Lifestyle changes have increased the prevalence of some important risk factors - such as smoking, lack of physical activity, inappropriate diet, number of people with hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes, which is a …show more content…

Due to low age of onset of diabetes in Iran, screening programs, with accuracy and high quality, are required for people over 30 years of age. Prevalence of gestational diabetes was 4.41 percent, which is consistent with previous studies in western countries (18). Because of the differences in age of marriage and fertility in Iran, prevalence of gestational diabetes risk factors is very different, but in general, prevalence of gestational diabetes in Iran is about 1.3 to 18.6% (19).

Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases:
The most significant metabolic risk factor in the world is hypertension (HTN), accounting for 18% of the total global deaths. Prevalence of HTN in this study is lower than other studies. Lack of awareness is one of the reasons for low HTN prevalence (20). The age of diagnosis of HTN is similar to other studies . However, it must be borne in mind that HTN appears earlier than other chronic diseases. Findings of this study indicate that prevalence of HTN in women is nearly twice than men. In some studies, prevalence of HTN is higher in men, while in some other studies, it is higher in women, and the difference is due to differences in prevalence of risk factors, such as obesity and physical inactivity in both sexes (21). As prevalence of the risk factors is higher, among women in Iran, prevalence of HTN in women is more than men, as well (22). If HTN is not controlled or treated, leads to 50%, 33% and about 10 to 15%

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