HYPERTENSIVE HEART DISEASE IN THE ADULT POPULATION EVACUATED FROM THE CHERNOBYL EXCLUSION ZONE IN THE POST-ACCIDENT PERIOD

Abstract

Objective: to determine the level of nosologic forms of hypertension disease (HD) in the population resettled from the Chernobyl exclusion zone to show its dependence on age, sex and the period of time the people lived in the zone before the resettlement. Material and methods. The data on the age of the cohort at the time of the accident were studied over 1988-2010 (30779 people at the age 18-39, 24343 people at the age 40-60). The research included epidemiological and statistical methods. Results. The post-accident period is characterized by the increased prevalence of cardiovascular diseases. The people whose age at the time of the accident was 18-39 detected the highest morbidity rate 17-22 years after the accident, and the people aged 40-60 at the time of the accident detected a high morbidity rate for the first time 6 years later and the maximum rate was 12-17 years later. The HD morbidity rate in the people whose age was 18-39 with the exception of the first period after the disaster was slightly higher than in the people from the older age group. During the first two accident periods, the patients diagnosed with essential HD were prevalent, which can be explained by the impact of stress and social and economic factors. Beginning from the third period, the morbidity of HD, mainly affecting the heart, has become more substantial and remained its high rate.