Estudio piloto de los factores clásicos de riesgo cardiovascular en una comunidad rural del municipio San Diego, Venezuela
Cardiovascular diseases represent a public health problem in both developed and undeveloped countries. These illnesses, although they have been more associated with urban populations, have shown an increase in rural communities. For this, the objective of this research was to make a preliminary diag...
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doaj-4d7c05319b3c4489abaf682fb88954b12020-11-24T21:03:18ZengUniversidad de Los AndesAvances en Biomedicina2244-78812016-12-0153138148Estudio piloto de los factores clásicos de riesgo cardiovascular en una comunidad rural del municipio San Diego, Venezuela Marvin Querales0Susan Rojas1Gabriela Romero2José Ramírez 3Departamento de Bioquímica. Escuela de Ciencias Biomédicas y Tecnológicas. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad de Carabobo. Valencia, VenezuelaDepartamento de Bioquímica. Escuela de Ciencias Biomédicas y Tecnológicas. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad de Carabobo. Valencia, VenezuelaDepartamento de Bioquímica. Escuela de Ciencias Biomédicas y Tecnológicas. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad de Carabobo. Valencia, VenezuelaDepartamento de Bioquímica. Escuela de Ciencias Biomédicas y Tecnológicas. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad de Carabobo. Valencia, VenezuelaCardiovascular diseases represent a public health problem in both developed and undeveloped countries. These illnesses, although they have been more associated with urban populations, have shown an increase in rural communities. For this, the objective of this research was to make a preliminary diagnosis of classical cardiovascular risk factors in a rural community from San Diego, Venezuela. 185 people who were determined weight, height, waist circumference, blood pressure, blood glucose and lipid profile were evaluated. A survey to assess family history of cardiovascular disease and lifestyle was applied. High frequency of sedentary lifestyle and low HDL cholesterol (90%, CI=86,0-94,6), overweight/obesity (69%, CI=62,5-75,9), abdominal obesity (47%, CI=39,3-53,7) and hypertriglyceridemia (32%, CI=25,2-38,6) was obtained. The frequency of metabolic syndrome was between 41-45%. These results could guide the design of preventive strategies based on the promotion of physical activity and heart healthy diet as a basis for addressing cardiovascular health problems from this rural community.http://erevistas.saber.ula.ve/index.php/biomedicina/article/view/7982Primary preventionrisk factorscardiovascular diseaserural population |
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Marvin Querales Susan Rojas Gabriela Romero José Ramírez |
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Marvin Querales Susan Rojas Gabriela Romero José Ramírez Estudio piloto de los factores clásicos de riesgo cardiovascular en una comunidad rural del municipio San Diego, Venezuela Avances en Biomedicina Primary prevention risk factors cardiovascular disease rural population |
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Marvin Querales Susan Rojas Gabriela Romero José Ramírez |
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Marvin Querales |
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Estudio piloto de los factores clásicos de riesgo cardiovascular en una comunidad rural del municipio San Diego, Venezuela |
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Estudio piloto de los factores clásicos de riesgo cardiovascular en una comunidad rural del municipio San Diego, Venezuela |
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Estudio piloto de los factores clásicos de riesgo cardiovascular en una comunidad rural del municipio San Diego, Venezuela |
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Estudio piloto de los factores clásicos de riesgo cardiovascular en una comunidad rural del municipio San Diego, Venezuela |
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Estudio piloto de los factores clásicos de riesgo cardiovascular en una comunidad rural del municipio San Diego, Venezuela |
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estudio piloto de los factores clásicos de riesgo cardiovascular en una comunidad rural del municipio san diego, venezuela |
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Universidad de Los Andes |
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Avances en Biomedicina |
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2244-7881 |
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2016-12-01 |
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Cardiovascular diseases represent a public health problem in both developed and undeveloped countries. These illnesses, although they have been more associated with urban populations, have shown an increase in rural communities. For this, the objective of this research was to make a preliminary diagnosis of classical cardiovascular risk factors in a rural community from San Diego, Venezuela. 185 people who were determined weight, height, waist circumference, blood pressure, blood glucose and lipid profile were evaluated. A survey to assess family history of cardiovascular disease and lifestyle was applied. High frequency of sedentary lifestyle and low HDL cholesterol (90%, CI=86,0-94,6), overweight/obesity (69%, CI=62,5-75,9), abdominal obesity (47%, CI=39,3-53,7) and hypertriglyceridemia (32%, CI=25,2-38,6) was obtained. The frequency of metabolic syndrome was between 41-45%. These results could guide the design of preventive strategies based on the promotion of physical activity and heart healthy diet as a basis for addressing cardiovascular health problems from this rural community. |
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Primary prevention risk factors cardiovascular disease rural population |
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http://erevistas.saber.ula.ve/index.php/biomedicina/article/view/7982 |
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