[Prevalence of main cardiovascular risk factors in XXXX from Biscay].

@entity1 @entity101 @entity1674 @entity412 @entity4854 @entity165
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of principal cardiovascular risk factors in the female population from Biscay (northern Spain). @entity1 AND METHOD: We selected a random representative sample of 1,317 @entity1 aged between 16 and 65 years from this province. For each @entity1 we recorded the following parameters: weight and height, physical activity, smoking, blood pressure, glycemia, total @entity165 , @entity1674 , HDL- @entity165 and LDL- @entity165 . RESULTS: A total of 1,100 @entity1 (mean age 39.83 14 years) participated. Regarding physical activity, 31.9% of the @entity1 had a sedentary lifestyle and 48.4% did not exercise during leisure time. The prevalence of smoking was 31.9%. We found a mean body mass index of 24.9 4.6 kg/m2, and 42.4% of the @entity1 were overweight. The prevalence of @entity101 was 13.1%, @entity101 being defined as a mean systolic blood pressure > or = 160 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure > or = 95 mmHg, current antihypertensive treatment, or any combination of these criteria. When a cutoff value of > or = 140/90 mmHg was used, the prevalence increased to 26.7%. Total @entity165 values were > or = 240 mg/dl in 26.2%, @entity412 levels were > or = 200 mg/dl in 2.6%, LDL- @entity165 was > or = 160 mg/dl in 26.8%, and HDL- @entity165 values were < 45 mg/dl in 12.2%. The prevalence of @entity4854 was 3.3%. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalences of main cardiovascular risk factors were similar to those in other Spanish studies. Except for smoking, the rest of these risk factors increased with age. Long-term measures should be adopted to modify dietary habits and lifestyles to obtain improvements in the cardiovascular risk profile.
