Awareness in the open population of the able-bodied population about the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases, attitude to their health and personal anxiety

The article describes a comparative analysis of awareness and attitudes towards one's health in individuals with different levels of personal anxiety (LT) in an open population of men and women of working age 25-44. The prevalence of a high level of anxiety (HLA) was 29.3% among men, and among women - 48.2%. Men and women with HLA, more often believed that they are not completely healthy (52.8% and 58.6%) or sick (3.2 and 3.8%); More often had complaints about their health (72.8% and 79.8%); And believed that they clearly did not care enough about their health (37.9% and 29.5%). Among women with HLA (41.7%), there was an increase in the likelihood that in the next 5-10 years, they may develop a serious illness, and men with HLA (39.5%) believed that modern medicine can prevent not all heart diseases. Women with HLA (54.9%) were more likely to continue working despite ill health, and were more likely to quit smoking, but failed (5.4%) or continued smoking (2.7%). Men (25%) and women with HLA (25.2%) often believed that they should follow a diet, but they did not, and also spent their leisure more physically passively (22.4% and 30%).