Via practica 1/2009

Epidemiologic situation in Slovakia – circulation disorders and their risk factors

Negative mortality rate in population in Slovakia due to circulation disorders and not decreasing incidence of serious acute conditions caused by them reflect the high prevalence of multi-factorial risk factors connected with life style. Slovakia can come near to the level of developed European countries only by education of population from childhood and by effective strategies in health policy.

Keywords: population prevention, mortality, obesity, hypertension, metabolic syndrome