Cardiovascular risk factors in patients with perpheral arterial disease: a case -control study in Popayan-Colombia. Nelson Lopez, Lorena Urbano, Wilson Muñoz, Carlos H. Sierra-Torres.
Introduction:
Peripheral arterial disease is the third cause of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and the prevalence is higher in countries with lower -middle income.
Objetives:
To identify cardiovascular risk factors associated with peripheral arterial disease in Popayan-Colombia.
Materials and methods:
Included 500 cases and 500 controls in a observacional, analytical, case-control (1-1) study, informed consent, epidemiological survey, screening through the ankle-brachial index, anthropometric and biomedical tests were performed. The statical anlizes with SPSS version 22.
Results:
The pathology study, increased significantly with age, ocurring more frequently (43.2%). in subjects between 70-79 years of age and increasing for both genres in each decade of life, the disease was more common in womwn (53.4%) subjcts from urban (63.8%). The third part of men and women were asymptomatic. 8.6% of reported ischemic pain, while 6.7% of women were ulceration or gangrene.
Conclusios:
The main risk factors associated with peripheral arterial disease in Popayan -Colombia- were identified indicating that there is need to develop strategies for effective detection and prevention, using the ankle-brachial index in primary care health. ABI measurement should be used as a screening test in patients with médium to high risk in Colombia to improve strategies to reduce mortality from cardiovascular disease.
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