The Role of Healthy Lifestyle in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Objectives: The aim of this study was to estimate men and women's adherence to healthy lifestyle and to compare which sex takes more interest in healthy lifestyle. Methods: We conducted an analysis of the empirical data obtained through an anonymous questionnaire, which was completed by 95 participants. After processing and evaluating the gathered information, quantitative and qualitative analysis was performed and the data was subsequently summarized into the tables. The statistical evaluation was conducted using Student's T-Test. The survey was carried out at four outpatient general practitioners' clinics during seven weeks. The survey participants were patients aged between 30 and 55 years. Results: Based on the survey results it can be concluded that participants have mature attitudes towards their health and sufficient information on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. Female participants are more interested in healthy lifestyle than male. Conclusions: This survey attempts to raise public awareness of deficiencies in the knowledge they have about healthy lifestyle and an increased incidence of the CVD risk factors in the population.