Abstract

GALLARDO PEREZ, Ulises de Jesús; ARMANDO SEUC, Jo; ZANGRONIS RUANO, Leonardo  and  CHIRINO CARRENO, Nelson. Preventable mortality from peripheral vascular disease. Rev Cubana Hig Epidemiol [online]. 2008, vol.46, n.3. ISSN 0253-1751.

OBJECTIVE: to describe preventable mortality from peripheral vascular diseases in Cuba during 2005. METHODS: a retrospective and descriptive study on preventable mortality from peripheral vascular diseases in Cuba was undertaken in 2005. The potential years of life lost were calculated by premature death, age, sex, causes and provinces. The standardized ratio of mortality was also estimated by sex and provinces. Absolute numbers and gross and specific rates of the potential years of life lost by premature death, ratio, and the indirect typing method were used for the statistical analysis. RESULTS: the causes of death with higher premature mortality were abdominal aortic aneurisms, aortic dissection, and diabetic peripheral angiopathy. The population aged 80 and over showed the greatest rate of potential years of life lost by premature death, as well as males. Achievements were observed in the mortality of the Cuban population during 2005 compared with 2000. The reduction was greater in males, although mortality in Cuba is much higher than that registered in the province of Cienfuegos during 2005. CONCLUSIONS: arterial diseases as a whole showed the highest premature mortality in the population. The repercussion of population aging on the behavior of mortality from peripheral vascular diseases was evidenced. There are reserves of future mortality reductions with real possibilities of occurring, starting from health strategies directed to modify life styles that would diminish the risks of getting sick and dying of these diseases.

Keywords : Preventable mortality; peripheral vascular disease.

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