Prevalence and determinants of ideal cardiovascular health in a latin women cohort: a cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorAcevedo, Monica
dc.contributor.authorVarleta, Paola
dc.contributor.authorCasas-Cordero, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorBerrios, Amalia
dc.contributor.authorNavarrete, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorLopez, Rosario
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T22:04:54Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T22:04:54Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractBackground: Ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) sought to reduce cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. In Chile, CV mortality in women is high. The study's main aim was to determine the prevalence of ideal CVH, and the factors and behaviors associated with ideal CVH in women from Santiago de Chile.
dc.description.abstractMethods: Cross-sectional study in women between 35 - 70 years old who were selected through a probabilistic, multistage, and geographically stratified sampling. The study included a survey on demographic and CV risk factors and anthropometric, blood pressure, and biochemical measurements. Three categories were used to characterize low (0-2), intermediate (3-4), and high (5-7) levels of AHA's Ideal CVH index. We assessed the prevalence of ideal CVH by age, education level, and socioeconomic status and determined the independent associations of different variables with ideal CVH.
dc.description.abstractFindings: 620 women, mean age 51 +/- 4 years old, were recruited. Ideal CVH prevalence was 14.3%; none of the women presented an ideal healthy diet, and only 22.6% reached an ideal BMI. The best predictors of ideal CVH were a high education level (OR= 2.85; 1.43 to 5.92; p < 0.01), having less than two alcoholic drinks per day (OR= 4.09; 1.60 to 13.77; p<0.01), and having a pregnancy history without preeclampsia and/or gestational diabetes (OR=1.94; 1.07 to 3.71; p=0.04).
dc.description.abstractInterpretation: This study demonstrates a low ideal CVH prevalence in Chilean women. Education level was a significant factor associated with ideal CVH. But also, women-specific risk factors, such as a history of preeclampsia/gestational diabetes, and alcohol consumption, were important factors related to CVH. Funding: This study was supported by grants from Fundacion SOCHICAR de la Sociedad Chilena de Cardiologia y Cirugia Cardiovascular, the American Heart Association and an unrestricted grant by TEVA Pharmaceuticals. (c) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.lana.2021.100071
dc.identifier.issn2667-193X
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2021.100071
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/94108
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000894073800017
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaLancet regional health-americas
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectCardiovascular Health
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectRisk factors
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titlePrevalence and determinants of ideal cardiovascular health in a latin women cohort: a cross-sectional study
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen4
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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