Low prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health in Peru

Málaga Rodríguez, Germán Javier; Gilman, Robert Hugh; Miranda, J. Jaime; Zavala-Loayza, José Alfredo; CRONICAS Cohort Study Group; Checkley, William; Benziger, Catherine P.; Bernabé Ortiz, Antonio; Smeeth, Liam

dc.contributor.author	Benziger, Catherine P.
dc.contributor.author	Zavala-Loayza, José Alfredo
dc.contributor.author	Bernabé Ortiz, Antonio
dc.contributor.author	Gilman, Robert Hugh
dc.contributor.author	Checkley, William
dc.contributor.author	Smeeth, Liam
dc.contributor.author	Málaga Rodríguez, Germán Javier
dc.contributor.author	Miranda, J. Jaime
dc.contributor.author	CRONICAS Cohort Study Group
dc.date.accessioned	2018-11-30T17:17:15Z
dc.date.available	2018-11-30T17:17:15Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/4112
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND: The prevalence of and factors associated with ideal cardiovascular health (ICH) by sociodemographic characteristics in Peru is not well known. METHODS: The American Heart Association's ICH score comprised 3 ideal health factors (blood pressure, untreated total cholesterol and glucose) and 4 ideal health behaviours (smoking, body mass index, high physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption). ICH was having 5 to 7 of the ideal health metrics. Baseline data from the Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, a prospective cohort study in adults aged ≥35 years in 4 Peruvian settings, was used (n=3058). RESULTS: No one met all 7 of ICH metrics while 322 (10.5%) had ≤1 metric. Fasting plasma glucose was the most prevalent health factor (72%). Overall, compared with ages 35-44 years, the 55-64 years age group was associated with a lower prevalence of ICH (prevalence ratio 0.54, 95% CI 0.40 to 0.74, P<0.001). Compared with those in the lowest tertile of socioeconomic status, those in the middle and highest tertiles were less likely to have ICH after adjusting for sex, age and education (P<0.001). CONCLUSION: There is a low prevalence of ICH. This is a benchmark for the prevalence of ICH factors and behaviours in a resource-poor setting.	en_US
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	BMJ Publishing Group
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Heart
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject	epidemiology	en_US
dc.subject	obesity	en_US
dc.subject	cardiac risk factors and prevention	en_US
dc.subject	global disease patterns	en_US
dc.title	Low prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health in Peru	en_US
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312255
dc.subject.ocde	https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.04
dc.relation.issn	1468-201X