TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Correlation Between Education  Levels and Lifestyles of Patients Admitted  Cardiology Clinics: A Subgroup Analysis  of Medlife-TR Study
AB  - Objectives: The lifestyle, dietary habits, and cardiovascular (CV) risk perception of patients with CV risk factors and/or  diseases in Turkish population may vary with education. We aimed to reveal the relationship between education level and  lifestyles in patients who participated in the Medications and Lifestyles of Patients with Cardiovascular Risk Factors and/ or Diseases in Turkish Population (MedLife-TR) study. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted between November 2018 and March 2019 with 2793 patients.  The male gender ratio was 47.91%, and the female gender ratio was 52.09%. The participants first completed a self administered questionnaire in four sections: baseline characteristics, awareness of CV risk factors and their CV risk levels ,lifestyle habits (exercise, diet, eating….) and use of drugs. This was a multicenter, national and observational study that  included 27 centers in Turkey. Fisher-Freeman-Halton test was used for comparison of qualitative data. A p-value <0.05  was considered statistically significant. Results: According to the education level of patients, CV risk perception and eating habits vary as education level  increases. The ratio of patients to exercise regularly was low. But as the level of education increases, the rate of regular  exercise increases (p<0.001). The rate of using herbal products (p=0.086) or vitamins (p=0.384) did not change as the  level of education increased. The university-level group stated that smoking was the highest risk factor for CV disease  (28.33%). However, the other groups, especially the uneducated group (42.92%) think that hypertension is the most risk  factor for CV diseases. The consumption of fast-food products such as hamburgers, pizza, and fries increased as the  education level increased. The rate of skipping breakfast (17.69%) was higher in the university-level group than the other  groups (p<0.001).  Conclusion: Statistically significant differences were observed between education level and lifestyle of patients with  CV risk factors and/or diseases. As the education level increases, the rate of skipping breakfast and the consumption of  fast-food products increase; however, the rate of regular exercise and diet increases.
AU  - TANIK, VEYSEL OZAN
AU  - Kış, Mehmet
AU  - Yenerçağ, Mustafa
AU  - karabulut, dilay
AU  - yıldırımlı, Kutay
AU  - bekar, lütfü
AU  - Zoghi, Mehdi
AU  - Oz, Ahmet
AU  - Kudat, Hasan
DO  - 10.32596/ejcm.galenos.2022.2022-03-023
PY  - 2022
JO  - E Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
VL  - 10
IS  - 2
SN  - 2147-1924
SP  - 93
EP  - 99
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1126872
ER  -