Abstract

HECHAVARRIA MARTINEZ, Arturo; IGLESIAS PEREZ, Orlando  and  TERUEL GINES, Rolando. Modifiable coronary risk factors in the nursing service of the University General Hospital V. I. Lenin. November 2016- November 2018. Multimed [online]. 2019, vol.23, n.5, pp. 1095-1111. ISSN 1028-4818.

Ischemic heart disease is the most common disease, serious and most at risk in terms of mortality, morbidity in much of the world, contributing a number of factors, which are related to an increased risk of suffering from such disease. A cross-sectional study was conducted during the period from November 1, 2016 to November 1, 2018 with the objective of contributing to the knowledge of the modifiable coronary risk factors in nurses of the General University Hospital “V. I. Lenin" They worked with main variables: smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, diet high in saturated fat, dyslipidemia, sedentary lifestyle and sustained emotional tension. The primary data was obtained through the interview, physical examination, and blood lipid determination. General sociodemographic and biomedical variables were studied. Among the risk factors, the emotional tension maintained 88.5%, the diet rich in saturated fat 86.0% and the sedentary lifestyle prevailed for 82.0%. In a smaller percentage, obesity was 49.0% and dyslipidemia for 44.0%. It is emphasized that in a significant proportion of cases two and three risk factors coexisted at the same time. The cardiovascular risk is high as a consequence of the high prevalence of the coronary risk factors found.

Keywords : Ischemic heart disease; Risk factor's; Cardiovascular diseases.

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