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Acta Médica Costarricense

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VASQUEZ-CARRILLO, Pablo et al. Global cardiovascular risk on an elderly population in a rural area in Garabito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Acta méd. costarric [online]. 2015, vol.57, n.3, pp.117-123. ISSN 0001-6002.

Purpose: To determine the global cardiovascular risk of an elderly population attending the Josefina Ugalde Day-care Center for the Elderly in Quebrada Ganado, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Methods: A prospective and analytical study of an elderly population that attends the day-care center. Between August 2012 and February 2014 demographic, clinical, biological and complementary studies were collected. The Framingham scale was used to determine cardiovascular risk. Results: A total of 61 persons were studied (67% female), the mean age of this population was 75.7 years; there was no statistical difference regarding gender (p=0.199). Cardiovascular risk factor prevalence was as follows: hypertension 68%, altered abdominal circumference 59%, elevated LDL cholesterol 48%, low HDL cholesterol 39%, diabetes mellitus 37%, smoking 32% and prior cardiovascular events 18%. Patient follow-up at 12 and 18 months revealed a relevant reduction (p< 0.001) in elevated LDL (32%) and abdominal circumference (40%). All other parameters remained unaltered. After 18 months, global cardiovascular risk was 14%, distributed as follows: 21.4% had low risk; 47.6% had moderate risk and 31% had high risk. Conclusion: The classic risk factors for atherosclerotic disease are frequent and treated in a suboptimal manner in the population studied. This is associated with a high global cardiovascular risk.

Keywords : Cardiovascular risk factor; Framingham; elderly.

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