Cardiovascular risk factors in a mexican middle-class urban population. The lindavista study. baseline data

Introduction and objective: The aim of this communication is to describe the cardiovascular risk factors affecting a Mexican urban middle-class population. Methods: A convenience sample of 2602 middle class urban subjects composed the cohort of the Lindavista Study, a prospective study aimed to determine if conventional cardiovascular risks factors have the same prognosis impact as in other populations. For the baseline data, several measurements were done: obesity indexes, smoking, blood pressure, fasting serum glucose, total cholesterol, HDL-c, LDL-c and triglycerides. This paper presents the basal values of this population, which represents a sample of the Mexican growing urban middle-class. Results: The mean age in the sample was 50 years; 59% were females. Around 50% of the entire group were overweighed, while around 24% were obese. 32% smoked; 32% were hypertensive with a 20% rate of controlled pressure. 6% had diabetes, and 14% had impaired fasting glucose; 66% had total cholesterol≥200 mg/dL; 62% showed HDL-c levels < 40 mg/dL; 52% triglycerides > 150 mg/dL, and 34% levels of LDL-c≥160 mg/dL. Half of the population studied had the metabolic syndrome. Conclusion: These data show a population with a high-risk profile, secondary to the agglomeration of several cardiovascular risk factors.