[Calculation of coronary risk in the 35-60 year old population registered at a health centre].

OBJECTIVES

To stratify the population between 35 and 60 years old according to their coronary risk (CR) and to identify the modifiable cardiovascular risk factors that affect our population.

DESIGN

Transversal, descriptive study.

SETTING

Cabañaquinta Health Centre, in a rural health district in Asturias area VII.Participants. Simple randomised sampling based on the health cards of the population between 35 and 60 years old assigned to a health centre. Total number of people included was 205, and 95 did not reply.

MAIN MEASUREMENTS

The variables were: age, sex, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, diastolic blood pressure, systolic blood pressure, tobacco dependency, diabetes, hypertension treatment, treatment for lipaemia, and personal background of cardiovascular disease (CVD). CR was calculated with the ATP-III tables (Adult Treatment Panel III). High CR was understood as over 20% likelihood of developing CVD or having recurrent episodes of CVD in the next 10 years.

RESULTS

A simple descriptive study was conducted. 53% were women; mean age was 48. 37% were smokers, 27% with lipaemia and 29% with hypertension. Mean systolic pressure was 126 mm Hg, mean diastolic pressure was 80 mm Hg. Cholesterol was 213 mg/dL (confidence interval [CI], 174-252), HDL-cholesterol 52.64 mg/dL (CI, 39.94-65.34), LDL-cholesterol 139 mg/dL (CI, 104-174) and triglycerides 106.02 mg/dL (CI, 19.72-192.32). 45% of the sample had two or more CV risk factors. Mean CV risk in the population was 5.3% (CI, <1%-11.3%). According to the table used, 2% of the population had high CR.

CONCLUSIONS

Most of our population had moderate risk. The most common group of patients is a young woman smoker with moderate risk. Tobacco is the most prevalent modifiable risk factor.