[Prevalence of @entity28 , @entity6 , XXXX , @entity1007 and @entity209 in over 50-year-olds in Sanl  car de Barrameda, Spain].

@entity1 @entity101 @entity6 @entity28 @entity1007 @entity209 @entity65 @entity855
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: The Spanish province of C  diz has some of the poorest socioeconomic conditions and the highest @entity65 and mortality rates in the country. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the adult population of the city of Sanl  car de Barrameda in C  diz. METHODS: This cross-sectional population-based study involved 858 randomly selected individuals aged 50-75 years. Age- and sex-adjusted prevalences of the main cardiovascular risk factors were obtained. RESULTS: The mean age of the study population was 61.5 years and 53.6% were @entity1 . Overall, 46% of @entity1 and 61.7% of @entity1 were illiterate; 23.7% and 7.9%, respectively, were current smokers; 30.9% and 44.8% had a sedentary lifestyle; 54% and 55.9% were @entity28 ; 29.4% and 26.1% had @entity6 ; 45% and 52.4% had @entity101 ; 40.9% and 45.1% had @entity1007 ; and 58.8% and 57% had @entity209 as defined by NCEP/ @entity855 -III criteria. The prevalence of all cardiovascular risk factors, except smoking, increased with age. Significant inverse associations were observed between educational level and @entity28 in @entity1 and between educational level and @entity6 and @entity209 in @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in individuals aged 50-75 years in Sanl  car de Barrameda was extremely high. The prevalences of @entity28 , @entity6 and @entity209 were among the highest ever reported in Spain. A very low educational level may underlie these adverse findings.
