Risk factor clustering in men and women with CHD in the Southern Cone of Latin America.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Presence of multiple risk factors (RF) increases the risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and this is especially important in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). The current study investigates sex differences in the presence of multiple cardiovascular RF in subjects with established CHD in the southern Cone of Latin America.

Methods

We analyzed cross-sectional data from the 634 participants aged 35-74 with CHD from the community-based CESCAS Study. We calculated the prevalence for counts of cardiometabolic (hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, diabetes) and lifestyle (current smoking, unhealthy diet, low physical activity, excessive alcohol consumption) RF. Differences in RF number between men and women were tested with age-adjusted Poisson reg

SUBMITTER: Marza-Florensa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9975232 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature