Background High prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors has been observed in Spain
along with low incidence of acute myocardial infarction. Our objective was to determine the …

Results Forty-eight studies were identified including a total of 130.945 subjects. According to
these studies, the most frequent vascular risk factors were hypertension in the elderly …

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence and geographic
distribution of major cardiovascular risk factors in the Spanish population. To investigate …

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk
factors in individuals aged 35-74 years in 10 of Spain's autonomous communities and …

Cardiovascular disease is one of the most important public health problems in developed
countries. We have studied the epidemiology of the following cardiovascular disease risk …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To establish the prevalence of main cardiovascular risk factors in the
province of Gerona, where the incidence of myocardial infarction is known to be low …

Introduction: There are certain variables that help us to determine the probability of an
individual developing cardiovascular disease, those variables are called risk factors. The …

Epidemiology involves the study of disease frequency and its determinants within the
population. Cardiovascular epidemiology began in the 1930s as a result of changes …

Epidemiology involves the study of disease frequency and its determinants within the
population. Cardiovascular epidemiology began in the 1930s as a result of changes …

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: To study the prevalence of and risk factors for
cardiovascular disease in primary care. PATIENTS AND METHOD: A cross-sectional study …