The Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases among Akha Aboriginals in Mae Chan District, Chiang Rai Province
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The purpose of this descriptive research was to assess the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) within the next ten years among Akha aboriginals in Mae Chan district, Chiang Rai province. Purposive sampling was used to recruit 130 Akha aboriginals who met the inclusion criteria. Research instruments consist of personal health questionnaires, health record forms employed for collecting data, and the Thai CV risk score of the Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital of Mahidol University which was used as a tool to assess the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Spearman's Rank Correlation, and the statistical significance level was set at 0.05.
The findings demonstrated that most of the samples had a low overall risk of cardiovascular disease within the next ten years at 60%, moderate 22.8% and high 16.1%. The age of the sample was correlated to the risk of cardiovascular disease within the next ten years at the moderate level, at a statistically significant .01 level (r = .338, p < .01) and drinking, smoking, substance abuse, hypertension, diabetes, and waist size. There was no correlated to the risk of cardiovascular disease within the next ten years.
This research suggests that the age of the sample was correlated with the risk of cardiovascular disease within the next ten years which is a factor that cannot be changed, rather, it will allow medical professionals to precisely reach target groups with risk factors and prioritize health promotion and change of health behaviors by providing knowledge of nutrition and exercise. This will reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
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