Factores de riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular en adultos jóvenes / Risk factors of cardiovascular disease among young adults
Rev. méd. Chile
; 131(9): 973-980, sept. 2003.
Article
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CL12.1
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
A precise knowledge of the prevalence and importance of cardiovascular risk factors will facilitate the development of preventive strategies.AIM:
To study cardiovascular risk factors among healthy young adults. SUBJECTS ANDMETHODS:
Eight hundred and fifty subjects aged 22 to 28 years, living in two cities in Valparaiso province, were studied. Weight, height and blood pressure were recorded. A fasting blood sample was obtained from 806 individuals (54% female), to measure plasma lipids, glucose and insulin levels, to estimate their homeostasis model assessment scores (HOMA) and to evaluate the occurrence of metabolic syndrome.RESULTS:
Five percent of the studied population had high blood pressure, 14% had obesity, 57% smoked, 25% had high total cholesterol levels, 10.5% had high levels of low density lipoprotein cholesterol, 46% had low levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol, 16% had high triglyceride levels, 36% had insulin resistance, 7% had a metabolic syndrome, 14% were heavy drinkers and 38% were sedentary. Women had a higher prevalence of obesity and metabolic syndrome. In only 24% of the studied subjects, no risk factor was identified.CONCLUSIONS:
A high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors was found in this population of young adults.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
LILACS
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Chile
Pais de publicación:
Chile