OBJECTIVES: To stratify the population between 35 and 60 years old according to their coronary risk (CR) and to identify the modifiable cardiovascular risk factors that affect our population. DESIGN: Transversal, descriptive study. SETTING: Cabañaquinta Health Centre, in a rural health district in Asturias area VII.Participants. Simple randomised sampling based on the health cards of the population between 35 and 60 years old assigned to a health centre. Total number of people included was 205, and 95 did not reply. MAIN MEASUREMENTS: The variables were: age, sex, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, diastolic blood pressure, systolic blood pressure, tobacco dependency, diabetes, hypertension treatment, treatment for lipaemia, and personal background of cardiovascular disease (CVD). CR was calculated with the ATP-III tables (Adult Treatment Panel III). High CR was understood as over 20% likelihood of developing CVD or having recurrent episodes of CVD in the next 10 years. RESULTS: A simple descriptive study was conducted. 53% were women; mean age was 48. 37% were smokers, 27% with lipaemia and 29% with hypertension. Mean systolic pressure was 126 mm Hg, mean diastolic pressure was 80 mm Hg. Cholesterol was 213 mg/dL (confidence interval [CI], 174-252), HDL-cholesterol 52.64 mg/dL (CI, 39.94-65.34), LDL-cholesterol 139 mg/dL (CI, 104-174) and triglycerides 106.02 mg/dL (CI, 19.72-192.32). 45% of the sample had two or more CV risk factors. Mean CV risk in the population was 5.3% (CI, <1%-11.3%). According to the table used, 2% of the population had high CR. CONCLUSIONS: Most of our population had moderate risk. The most common group of patients is a young woman smoker with moderate risk. Tobacco is the most prevalent modifiable risk factor.
OBJECTIVES: To stratify the population between 35 and 60 years old according to their coronary risk (CR) and to identify the modifiable cardiovascular risk factors that affect our population. DESIGN: Transversal, descriptive study. SETTING: Cabañaquinta Health Centre, in a rural health district in Asturias area VII.Participants. Simple randomised sampling based on the health cards of the population between 35 and 60 years old assigned to a health centre. Total number of people included was 205, and 95 did not reply. MAIN MEASUREMENTS: The variables were: age, sex, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, diastolic blood pressure, systolic blood pressure, tobacco dependency, diabetes, hypertension treatment, treatment for lipaemia, and personal background of cardiovascular disease (CVD). CR was calculated with the ATP-III tables (Adult Treatment Panel III). High CR was understood as over 20% likelihood of developing CVD or having recurrent episodes of CVD in the next 10 years. RESULTS: A simple descriptive study was conducted. 53% were women; mean age was 48. 37% were smokers, 27% with lipaemia and 29% with hypertension. Mean systolic pressure was 126 mm Hg, mean diastolic pressure was 80 mm Hg. Cholesterol was 213 mg/dL (confidence interval [CI], 174-252), HDL-cholesterol 52.64 mg/dL (CI, 39.94-65.34), LDL-cholesterol 139 mg/dL (CI, 104-174) and triglycerides 106.02 mg/dL (CI, 19.72-192.32). 45% of the sample had two or more CV risk factors. Mean CV risk in the population was 5.3% (CI, <1%-11.3%). According to the table used, 2% of the population had high CR. CONCLUSIONS: Most of our population had moderate risk. The most common group of patients is a young woman smoker with moderate risk. Tobacco is the most prevalent modifiable risk factor.
Authors: F Antón García; A Maiques Galán; M Franch Taix; E Aleixandre Martí; A B Gómez Ortega; R Sotoca Cobaleda Journal: Aten Primaria Date: 2001-12 Impact factor: 1.137
Authors: M D Ballesteros-Pomar; M A Rubio-Herrera; J A Gutiérrez-Fuentes; J A Gómez-Gerique; A Gómez-de-la-Cámara; O Pascual; I Gárate; R Montero; S Campiña Journal: Ann Nutr Metab Date: 2000 Impact factor: 3.374