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[Cardiovascular risk factors in the population at risk of poverty and social exclusión].

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2016-07-14

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Álvarez-Fernández, Carlos
Vaquero-Abellán, Manuel
Ruíz-Gandara, África
Romero-Saldaña, Manuel
Álvarez-López, Carlos

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Detect if there are differences in prevalence, distribution of cardiovascular risk factors and risk according to REGICOR and SCORE's function; between people belonging to different occupational classes and population at risk of social exclusion. Cross-sectional. SITE: Occupational health unit of the City Hall of Córdoba. Sample availability of 628 people, excluding 59 by age or incomplete data. The group of municipal workers was obtained randomly while all contracted exclusion risk was taken. No preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic actions that modify the course of the previous situation of workers were applied. Smoke, glucose, lipids, blood pressure and BMI as main variables. T-student were used for comparison of means and percentages for Chi2. Statistical significance attached to an alpha error Smoking (95% CI: -.224;-.443), hypercholesterolemia (95% CI: -.127;-.320), obesity (95% CI: -.005;-0.214), diabetes (95% CI: -.060;-.211) and cardiovascular risk were higher in men at risk of exclusion. In women there were differences in the same variables except smoking (P=.053). The existence of inequalities in prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors is checked. In a context of social crisis, health promotion and primary prevention programs directing to the most vulnerable, they are needed to mit.

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Adult
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Poverty
Risk Factors
Social Class

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Arterial hypertension, Clase social, Desigualdades en la salud, Factores de riesgo, Health inequalities, Hipertensión arterial, Hábito de fumar, Obesidad, Obesity, Risk factor's, Smoking, Social class

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