Cardiovascular risk and associated risk factors in Spanish professional drivers

Objective: To analyze, from a qualitative and quantitative point of view, the different complications directly related to critically ill patients under invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) as well as the main associated risk factors. Material and methods: It is a descriptive longitudinal study, which has as study population all patients under IMV program in the Intensive Medicine Unit (UMI) of Poniente Hospital in Almería throughout 2019, regardless of the cause that conditioned the use of this therapeutic resource. Results: 76% of patients were male. The mean age was 55.12 years. Cardiovascular risk factors were the most frequent (64.63%), followed by toxic habits (31%) and respiratory and infectious diseases (17.07% each) needing mechanical ventilation. The duration of the IMV was highly variable, its average was 8.63 days (51% less than 3 days). The most frequent complications found were adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and refractory hypoxemia (10.98% each). Conclusion: patients under IMV in the ICU of Poniente Hospital do not have a higher complication rate than those reported by other published series. ARDS and refractory hypoxemia are the main complications associated with IMV. Cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) were the most frequent antecedents. The differences found with other series can be explained by differences in the methodology used to carry out the different studies and in the epidemiological characteristics of the studied population.

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H 033 ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK STRATIFICATION IN THE POPULATION ATTENDED IN THE COMMUNITY GATHERING TO PREVENT KIDNEY DISEASE, IN SÃO LUÍS-MA, BRAZIL, 2006

Atherosclerosis Supplements ◽

10.1016/s1567-5688(07)71936-0 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 13-14

Author(s):

Camila M Polary ◽

Allison N Santos ◽

George DL Pinheiro ◽

R João ◽

Pâmela SS Chaves ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Kidney Disease ◽

Risk Stratification ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Stratification ◽

Associated Risk Factors

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Changes in prevalence of cognitive impairment and associated risk factors 2000–2015 in São Paulo, Brazil

BMC Geriatrics ◽

10.1186/s12877-021-02542-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Fabiana Silva Ribeiro ◽

Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte ◽

Jair Lício Ferreira Santos ◽

Anja K. Leist

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cognitive Impairment ◽

Cardiovascular Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽

Formal Education ◽

Population Based ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Logistic Regression Models ◽

Associated Risk Factors

Abstract Introduction Decreases in prevalence of cognitive impairment and dementia over the last two decades have been observed in different countries for cohorts entering older age. This study aimed to assess the cognitive impairment prevalence and explore associated factors among subjects aged >60 living in São Paulo, Brazil. Method Data came from a population-based Health, Welfare and Aging survey conducted in 2000, 2006, 2010, and 2015. Cognitive impairment was detected using the abbreviated Mini-Mental State Exam corrected by formal education years. In total, there were 5922 respondents in the statistical analyses. Results Logistic regression models adjusted for age group, income, race, cardiovascular risk factors, and depression were used to estimate cognitive impairment prevalence. Between 2015 and 2000, respondents were more likely to report formal education, hypertension, diabetes, and overweight/obesity. Moreover, the weighted analyses showed that cognitive impairment prevalence was higher in 2015, even adjusting for sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics, cardiovascular risk factors, and depression. Conclusion In contrast to decreases in cognitive impairment prevalence in other countries and despite increases in educational years, our findings suggest no secular improvements in cognitive health for the 2015 wave of older adults residing in São Paulo.

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