Coronary heart disease risk: the results of population screening by the Central Region Branch of the Portuguese Heart Foundation
Santiago, L.M.; Serra e Silva, P.
Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia Orgao Oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia 22(9): 1039-1048
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0870-2551 PMID: 14655307 Document Number: 8616
To assess the ten-year risk of coronary heart disease according to the 1998 Task Force Report. 1013 adults, aged between 30 and 79 years, were studied by trained paramedics, using a pre-determined routine technique. Prevalences: occasional capillary glycemia > 126 mg/dl in 11.2%, occasional capillary hypercholesterolemia > 190 mg/dl in 46.7%, arterial systolic hypertension in 37.3% and smoking habit in 18.2%. About 27.5% of the total were taking cardiovascular medication. There was a high or very high risk for coronary heart disease in 6.8% of the population, male 10.4% and female 3.8%. We found that the prevalence of high and very high risk for coronary heart disease is about 6.8%, being higher in men. Risk increases with age, the most prevalent being moderate risk, once again affecting mostly males.
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