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Low prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health in Peru
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Autores:
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Benziger, Catherine P. ;
Zavala-Loayza, José Alfredo ;
Bernabé-Ortiz, Antonio ;
Gilman, Robert H. ;
Checkley, William ;
Smeeth, Liam ;
Malaga, German ;
Miranda, Juan Jaime ;
CRONICAS Cohort Study Group
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BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-11-30T17:17:15Z
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info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
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BACKGROUND: The prevalence of and factors associated with ideal cardiovascular health (ICH) by sociodemographic characteristics in Peru is not well known. METHODS: The American Heart Association's ICH score comprised 3 ideal health factors (blood pressure, untreated total cholesterol and glucose) and 4 ideal health behaviours (smoking, body mass index, high physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption). ICH was having 5 to 7 of the ideal health metrics. Baseline data from the Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, a prospective cohort study in adults aged ?35 years in 4 Peruvian settings, was used (n=3058). RESULTS: No one met all 7 of ICH metrics while 322 (10.5%) had ?1?metric. Fasting plasma glucose was the most prevalent health factor (72%). Overall, compared with ages 35-44 years, the 55-64 years age group was associated with a lower prevalence of ICH (prevalence ratio 0.54, 95%?CI 0.40 to 0.74, P
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En línea:
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http://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312255
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