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FERNANDEZ-RUIZ, Virginia E. et al. Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk in an urban area of Murcia. Nutr. Hosp. [online]. 2014, vol.30, n.5, pp.1077-1083. ISSN 1699-5198.  https://dx.doi.org/10.3305/nh.2014.30.5.7681.

Introduction: It is extensive scientific literature that has defined the metabolic syndrome as a precursor of cardiovascular disease. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk in the population of a basic health area of Murcia Methods: Cross sectional study population of the district health "The Esparragal" random sample of the population between 18 and 86 years living in the area. Personal history were collected and held a relevant clinical, anthropometric data and analytics for the estimation of Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Risk following criteria dictated by the current literature, adjusted for sex and age. Results: The mean age of the study population was 59.34 ± 14.79 years, with 52.5% males. The overall prevalence of metabolic syndrome criteria World Health Organization is presented 36.8%, a figure increased under International Diabetes Ferderation recommendations to 58.2% and according to National Cholesterol Education Program, an estimated 53.5%. The presentation of this syndrome is slightly higher in men (54.1 versus 52.8 %), and in parallel with increasing age (p < 0.001). The prevalence of people at high risk of cardiovascular disease is 32.1 % (95 % CI 29.4 to 34.8), with 45.2 % (95% CI 41.2 to 49.2) in men and 17.6% (95% CI 14.4 to 20.8) in women. Discussion: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk in the study population is the highest found in Spain in population studies, indicating an invaluable population on which preventive measures.

Palabras clave : Epidemiology; Metabolic Syndrome; Cardiovascular Risk; Murcia.

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