Resumen de Prevalencia de factores de riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular en una población de empleados chilenos
Fernando Lanas Z., José Antonio del Solar H., Mónica Maldonado B, Marcia Guerrero B, Francisco Espinoza A
Cardiovascular diseases are the main causes of death in Chile and there is a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the population. Aim: To assess the prevalence of those risk factors in a group of employees. Subjects and methods: We studied 2,219 individuals, 1,378 males with a mean age of 46.2±10.4 years and 841 females with a median age of 41.9±10.3 years. Results: High blood pressure was observed in 39.7% of men and in 21.8% of women. A serum cholesterol between 200 and 239 mg/dl was observed in 38% of men and 31.3% of women. A cholesterol over this value was seen in 23.7% of men and 18.8% of women. A low proportion of those with high blood pressure, or elevated cholesterol, were under treatment. Prevalence of smoking was high in men and women: 43.5 and 48.9.2%, respectively. Eighty four percent of men and 61.3% of women over 54 years were overweight or obese. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus was 4.5%. Twenty percent of men and 13% of women exercised regularly, at least 3 times a week. Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of untreated cardiovascular risk factors in this population (Rev Méd Chile 2003; 131: 129-34)
