全部 标题 作者
关键词 摘要

OALib Journal期刊
ISSN: 2333-9721
费用:99美元

查看量下载量

相关文章

更多...

Factores de riesgo cardiovascular en una población urbana de Colombia

DOI: 10.1590/S0124-00642011000300006

Keywords: prevalence, risk factor, cardiovascular disease.

Full-Text   Cite this paper   Add to My Lib

Abstract:

objective evaluating the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in an urban population aged 25 to 50 in santa rosa de osos, antioquia, colombia, during 2009. determining the population attributable risk percentage (parp) for coronary heart disease risk factors. materials and methods a prevalence study was conducted; two-stage random sampling was made of 357 people without known cardiovascular disease. a pre-designed survey was administered to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors; total cholesterol, low and high density lipoproteins, triglycerides and glucose were measured in blood and blood pressure, waist circumference and weight were also measured.results the most important cardiovascular risk factors were physical inactivity (56.6 %), central obesity (52.7 %), dyslipidaemia (35.3 %), smoking (19 %), metabolic syndrome (19.6 %) and obesity according to body mass index (17.4 %). risk factors having the highest parp were hypertension (17.1 %), total cholesterol/high density lipoprotein index (16.4 %) and physical inactivity (15.7 %). conclusion a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors was found; this may lead to increased cardiovascular disease in the medium- and long-term.

Full-Text

Contact Us

service@oalib.com

QQ:3279437679

WhatsApp +8615387084133