Cardiovascular Hyperreactivity and its Association with Cardiovascular Risk Factors
<strong>Background:</strong> several studies show a relationship between cardiovascular hyperreactivity and cardiovascular risk factors. However, finding new evidence to corroborate. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to determine the association between cardiovascular r...
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Universidad de las Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos,
2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | <strong>Background:</strong> several studies show a relationship between cardiovascular hyperreactivity and cardiovascular risk factors. However, finding new evidence to corroborate. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to determine the association between cardiovascular reactivity and cardiovascular risk factors in normotensive individuals. <br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a cross-sectional, correlational study was conducted in a universe composed of the population aged 15 to 74 years in the urban area of Cienfuegos municipality. The sample included 644 people studied in 2010. The variables analyzed were: sex, skin color, age, height, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, triglycerides, cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and fasting blood glucose. Chi-square and prevalence ratio with a 95 % confidence interval were calculated. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> the prevalence of cardiovascular hyperreactivity was 42.3 %. A prevalence ratio of 51.3 % in men and 36.8 % in women was observed and it exceeded 65 % in individuals older than 64 years. It increased with age. Highest percentage of hyperreactivity was found in obese and overweight individuals. Triglyceride levels associated with cardiovascular hyperreactivity were also significant. <br /><strong>Conclusions</strong>: there is an association between cardiovascular hyperreactivity and cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity, hypertriglyceridemia and hypercholesterolemia in normotensive individuals, a situation still observed in non-obese individuals. |
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