Introduction:

Heart, cerebrovascular and diseases of the arteries, arterioles and capillary vessels ranked first, third and seventh, respectively, as the leading causes of death in Cuba in 2017 and 201. This denotes the need to implement immediate actions that favor the modification of such indicators. Cardiovascular risk assessment allows for individual identification and stratification, at group level, of the main risk factors for these conditions.

Objective:

To assess cardiovascular risk in a population sample.

Methods:

A cross-sectional and descriptive study was carried out to assess cardiovascular risk in a population of the 27 de Noviembre health area of Marianao Municipality, Havana, in 2018, according to the predictive tables of the World Health Organization for the Americas region A (WHO AMR A) and those of Gaziano. A questionnaire was prepared for the collection of sociodemographic information and individual disease history. Blood pressure was measured and body mass index was calculated.

Results:

According to the WHO AMR A predictive tables, 80.9% presented low cardiovascular risk. According to Gaziano predictive tables, consolidated high and very high risk accounted for 31.5% of the individuals.

Conclusions:

Gaziano's predictive tables showed greater sensitivity in the assessment of cardiovascular risk in this population than those of the WHO AMR A, which makes it a useful instrument and of feasible application at the first level of care for prediction at the individual level and at the level of a population group.

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