Abstract

GALLARDO PEREZ, Ulises de Jesús et al. Mortality from peripheral vascular diseases in Cuba, year 2005 . Rev Cubana Invest Bioméd [online]. 2008, vol.27, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3011.

Objetive:To describe mortality from peripheral vascular diseases in Cuba by age, sex, death causes and provinces. Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was carried out. In statistical analysis we used absolute frequency, net rates specific and typified of mortality. Results: Main death causes were abdominal aortic aneurysms, other peripheral vascular diseases and aortic dissection. Death risk increased with people age, higher rate of mortality was in aged 80 and oldest, and in male sex, while provinces with higher rates were Sancti Spiritus, Ciego de Avila, and Villa Clara. Conclusions: Artery diseases as a whole, showed a higher mortality rate. We demonstrate repercussion of aging on mortality. Male overmortality show a disadvantage in men as regards to mortality from peripheral vascular diseases

Keywords : Mortality; peripheral vascular diseases; Epidemiology.

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