Cardiovascular risk factors for pilots of fighters

Objective To investigate the epidemic features of cardiovascular risk factors for Chinese PLA pilots of fighters. Methods A total of 277 pilots,randomly selected during their health examination from inpatients of our hospital in 2008,were divided into group 1 at the age ＜30 years,group 2 at the age ≥30 years and ＜40 years,and group 3 at the age ≥40 years.Blood pressure（BP）,blood lipid,blood uric acid,and body mass index（BMI）in different groups were compared. Results The systolic BP,diastolic BP,low density lipid（LDL）,BMI,ratios of hypertension,normal BP and hypertriglyceridemia were statistically different in group 3 from that in groups 1 and 2（P＜0.05）.The HDL level was lower in group 3 than in group 1,but the CH level was higher in group 3 than in group 2（P＜0.05）. Conclusion Pilots of fighters have more or less cardiovascular risk factors at different ages.Health education and monitoring should be strengthened for the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases.