Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Population of the Area I in the Municipality of Cienfuegos
<strong>Background:</strong> since the beginning of the epidemiological transition, there was a prevalence of morbidity and mortality from non communicable diseases, mainly cardiovascular disease. <strong><br />Objective:</strong> to identify the prevalence of cardiovas...
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| author | Hilda María Delgado Acosta Karelis Lastre Navarro María Lina Valdés Gómez Mikhail Benet Rodríguez Alain Morejón Giraldoni |
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| description | <strong>Background:</strong> since the beginning of the epidemiological transition, there was a prevalence of morbidity and mortality from non communicable diseases, mainly cardiovascular disease. <strong><br />Objective:</strong> to identify the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the population of the Area I in the municipality of Cienfuegos during 2010-2011. <strong><br />Methods:</strong> a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the population of the Area I in Cienfuegos by means of a complex three-stage equal probability sample of 581 people. The sampling units consisted of districts, areas and sections containing the dwellings where the subjects were chosen. A survey with the following variables was applied: age, sex, marital status, skin color, history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus, smoking, physical activity, food intake (fruits, vegetables and fat), body mass index and waist circumference.<br /> <strong>Results:</strong> 35-44-year age group and female sex predominated, as well as white married individuals. Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and smoking was 6.4% and 28.6%, respectively. Only 26.2% of the respondents were engaged in adequate physical activity. Consumption of fruits was 61.3%. Prevalence of hypertension was 33.8%. <strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> The risk factors were more prevalent in females, except for smoking and hypertension; they were more evident with increasing age. Role of hypertension as a tracer condition closely related to cardiovascular risk factors was demonstrated. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4878b9a47bf44b2f899cd31bbce58d7f2025-01-30T21:21:57ZspaUniversidad de las Ciencias Médicas de CienfuegosRevista Finlay2221-24342014-07-0142107116179Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Population of the Area I in the Municipality of CienfuegosHilda María Delgado Acosta0Karelis Lastre Navarro1María Lina Valdés Gómez2Mikhail Benet Rodríguez3Alain Morejón Giraldoni4Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos.Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos.<strong>Background:</strong> since the beginning of the epidemiological transition, there was a prevalence of morbidity and mortality from non communicable diseases, mainly cardiovascular disease. <strong><br />Objective:</strong> to identify the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the population of the Area I in the municipality of Cienfuegos during 2010-2011. <strong><br />Methods:</strong> a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the population of the Area I in Cienfuegos by means of a complex three-stage equal probability sample of 581 people. The sampling units consisted of districts, areas and sections containing the dwellings where the subjects were chosen. A survey with the following variables was applied: age, sex, marital status, skin color, history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus, smoking, physical activity, food intake (fruits, vegetables and fat), body mass index and waist circumference.<br /> <strong>Results:</strong> 35-44-year age group and female sex predominated, as well as white married individuals. Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and smoking was 6.4% and 28.6%, respectively. Only 26.2% of the respondents were engaged in adequate physical activity. Consumption of fruits was 61.3%. Prevalence of hypertension was 33.8%. <strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> The risk factors were more prevalent in females, except for smoking and hypertension; they were more evident with increasing age. Role of hypertension as a tracer condition closely related to cardiovascular risk factors was demonstrated.https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/283enfermedades cardiovascularesprevalenciafactores de riesgo hipertensión |
| spellingShingle | Hilda María Delgado Acosta Karelis Lastre Navarro María Lina Valdés Gómez Mikhail Benet Rodríguez Alain Morejón Giraldoni Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Population of the Area I in the Municipality of Cienfuegos Revista Finlay enfermedades cardiovasculares prevalencia factores de riesgo hipertensión |
| title | Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Population of the Area I in the Municipality of Cienfuegos |
| title_full | Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Population of the Area I in the Municipality of Cienfuegos |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Population of the Area I in the Municipality of Cienfuegos |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Population of the Area I in the Municipality of Cienfuegos |
| title_short | Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Population of the Area I in the Municipality of Cienfuegos |
| title_sort | prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the population of the area i in the municipality of cienfuegos |
| topic | enfermedades cardiovasculares prevalencia factores de riesgo hipertensión |
| url | https://revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/283 |
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