STUDY OBJECTIVE: To establish the prevalence of main cardiovascular risk factors in the province of Gerona, where the incidence of @entity583 is known to be low. DESIGN: This was a cross sectional study of prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors conducted on a large random population sample. SETTING: The province of Gerona, Spain. @entity1 : Two thousand four hundred and four eligible inhabitants of Gerona aged between 25 and 74 years were randomly selected for a multi-stage sample stratified by age and sex. The following were standardly measured: lipids (total @entity165 , high density, low density, lipoprotein (a) and @entity1674 ), @entity2002 , basal glycaemia, arterial pressure, anthropometric variables, smoking, history of angina (Rose questionnaire), and a medical history questionnaire. Population measurements were standardised for the world population of 24 to 74 years of age. RESULTS: The participation rate was 72.7% (1748). Total mean @entity165 was 5.69 mmol/l in @entity1 and 5.61 mmol/l in @entity1 and mean high density @entity165 was 1.22 mmol/l and 1.47 mmol/l, respectively. Median lipoprotein (a) was 0.22 g/l. These three lipids increased significantly with age. Mean @entity2002 was 2.92 g/l in @entity1 and 3.09 g/l in @entity1 , and was higher in smokers. The prevalence of @entity101 (systolic arterial tension > or = 140 mm Hg or diastolic > or = 90 mm Hg or drug treatment) was 31.3% in @entity1 and 27.7% in @entity1 . The proportion of male smokers was 33.8% and female smokers 22.7%. The proportion of female smokers in the 25-34 year age group exceeded that of the remaining age groups for both @entity1 and @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in Gerona is relatively high for the low @entity583 incidence typical of the area, although similar to that of other Spanish areas. The factors that confer sufficient protection to compensate for the effect of the prevalence of these risk factors remain to be elucidated.

High prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in Gerona, Spain, a province with low XXXX incidence. REGICOR Investigators.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'PARTICIPANTS', 'men'] @entity2002 :: ('2244', 'Gene') :: ['fibrinogen'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertension'] @entity1674 :: ('MESH:D014280', 'Chemical') :: ['triglycerides'] @entity583 :: ('MESH:D009203', 'Disease') :: ['myocardial infarction'] @entity165 :: ('MESH:D002784', 'Chemical') :: ['cholesterol']
@entity583 :: (MESH:D009203,Disease) :: ['myocardial infarction']
