Prevalencia, detección, tratamiento y grado de control de los factores de riesgo cardiovascular en la población de Extremadura (España). Estudio HERMEX

Abstract

Extremadura's population is highly exposed to major cardiovascular risk factors, especially men. Smoking, obesity and diabetes stand in the national context as the most prevalent in our community.

Cardiovascular risk factors, lifestyle, and social determinants: a cross-sectional population study

“…20,22,24 This is in contrast to a rate of cardiovascular events that is lower than expected in Spain; it has one of the lowest mortality rates as a result of cardiovascular e631 British Journal of General Practice, October 2014 37 In Spain, the inequalities in selfrated health may be explained by social determinants. The country's National Health Surveys indicate that people residing in the municipal areas with the highest levels of deprivation are more likely to report worse self-rated health than those in the areas of lowest deprivation, and that the lower the level of education or occupational class, the greater the likelihood of lessthan-good health in all years studied.…”

“…[23][24][25][26] The questionnaire used was the same as in the MONICA (MONItoring of trends and determinants in CArdiovascular disease) study, 27 validated for Spain. 28 For this survey, data were collected on the level of education, urban or rural origin, employment status, presence of cardiovascular risk factors, or cardiovascular disease and treatment.…”

Prevalence, Treatment, and Control of Hypercholesterolemia in High Cardiovascular Risk Patients: Evidences from a Systematic Literature Review in Spain

“…Within this group of special interest in the prevention of CVD, between 30% and 60% had a specific diagnosis of hypercholesterolemia, based on a TC >200 mg/dl or previous treatment [ 1 , 3 , 76 – 78 ].…”

Prevalencia y características clínicas de la enfermedad arterial periférica en la población general del estudio Hermex

“…El estudio presenta como fortalezas que recoge informació n epidemioló gica de la EAP en una muestra de amplia gama de edades, representativa de la població n general y procedente de una regió n de nuestro país con alta prevalencia de factores de riesgo 12,24 . El uso de la misma metodología que en los demá s estudios poblacionales españ oles publicados lo hace comparable a estos.…”