CVD CASE STUDY DISEASE DILEMMA SG3 FINAL EXAM ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Social causes of CVD
- Have family members with CVD
- In older age group, associated with ageing population
- Younger age groups who have an unhealthy lifestyle
- Link with rapid urbanisation
what risk factors can cause CVD
- smoking
- alcohol
- ageing
- fast food
- stress
- inactive lifestyle
what proportion of adults in uk are overweight?
1/4
what % of people eat less than 5 a day
81%
Economic causes of CVD
- LIDCs and EDCs have poorer access to healthcare
- Lower awareness of lifestyle factors
Cultural causes of CVD
- Regular smoking
- Have a high consumption of alcohol
- Eat an unhealthy diet
- Physically inactive
, Statins (direct response)
global distribution of CVD
- Most deaths in EDCs and LIDCs
- EDCs because diet and lifestyle has increased the risk factors but gov polivies, public awareness and
healthcare has not increased at the same rate
- in ACs it is major cause of death due to ageing population. Mitigation has subdued the number of
premature deaths
- higher incidence where healthcare is poor
what phases of the epidemiological transition model does CVD fit into
phase 3 - degenerative and man made diseases
phase 4 - delayed degenerative disease
number of people living with cvd in the uk
7+ million
distribution of CVD in the UK
highest in: northern england, central scotland and south wales
lowest in: SE and southern england plus N yorkshire
what is the trend between deprivation and cvd in the uk
- more deprived areas have highest number of premature deaths, negative correlation between
deprivation and premature deaths.
how much higher are cvd deaths in smokers
60%
how much more likely people in deprived areas are to smoke
4 times
what % of adults are inactive
39%
what % of population suffer with high blood pressure
25%
how much more likely are people in deprived areas to have hypertension
30%
what % of cvd deaths are over 65s
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Social causes of CVD
- Have family members with CVD
- In older age group, associated with ageing population
- Younger age groups who have an unhealthy lifestyle
- Link with rapid urbanisation
what risk factors can cause CVD
- smoking
- alcohol
- ageing
- fast food
- stress
- inactive lifestyle
what proportion of adults in uk are overweight?
1/4
what % of people eat less than 5 a day
81%
Economic causes of CVD
- LIDCs and EDCs have poorer access to healthcare
- Lower awareness of lifestyle factors
Cultural causes of CVD
- Regular smoking
- Have a high consumption of alcohol
- Eat an unhealthy diet
- Physically inactive
, Statins (direct response)
global distribution of CVD
- Most deaths in EDCs and LIDCs
- EDCs because diet and lifestyle has increased the risk factors but gov polivies, public awareness and
healthcare has not increased at the same rate
- in ACs it is major cause of death due to ageing population. Mitigation has subdued the number of
premature deaths
- higher incidence where healthcare is poor
what phases of the epidemiological transition model does CVD fit into
phase 3 - degenerative and man made diseases
phase 4 - delayed degenerative disease
number of people living with cvd in the uk
7+ million
distribution of CVD in the UK
highest in: northern england, central scotland and south wales
lowest in: SE and southern england plus N yorkshire
what is the trend between deprivation and cvd in the uk
- more deprived areas have highest number of premature deaths, negative correlation between
deprivation and premature deaths.
how much higher are cvd deaths in smokers
60%
how much more likely people in deprived areas are to smoke
4 times
what % of adults are inactive
39%
what % of population suffer with high blood pressure
25%
how much more likely are people in deprived areas to have hypertension
30%
what % of cvd deaths are over 65s
