Evaluation of Cardiovascular Variables in a Calchaquí Population in the Middle and High Mountains of Tucumán
Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: The Quilmes community includes 2,400 inhabitants of the middle and high mountains of Tucumán (1,800 to 4,000 \nmeters above sea level). The purpose of the present study was to know their cardiovascular health status. \n \nMethods: A cross-sectional descriptive quantitative investigation was carried out in people belonging to the Quilmes community \nwho voluntarily attended the planned evaluation on September 27-29, 2018. \n \nResults: Two hundred and two settlers were studied (125 women and 77 men; 48±1.4 years), 23% of them had hypertension (HTN); \n14% were smokers; 4.9% had diabetes; 18% had dyslipidemia (DLP) and 25% usually consumed alcohol (1.0 ± 0.4 L/day). Also, 29% \nwere overweight and 36% obese. High blood pressure (BP) was recorded in 48 individuals at the time of the study. \nBlood pressure decreased in the third compared to the first measurement, whereas heart rate increased in the third assessment \n(74±1 beats per minute vs. 77±1; p <0.01). Oxygen saturation (95.0±0.2%) was negatively correlated with age (Pearson r: -0.266; \np <0.001). In individuals with normal BP, ultrasound E/ratio was higher (1.2±0.0) and left ventricular posterior wall thickness was \nlower (8.5±0.5 mm) than in those with elevated BP (0.92±0.1 and 9.0±0.3, respectively, p <0.001). Twenty-four percent of individuals had atherosclerotic plaques and 120 had DLP. \n \nConclusions: The Quilmes population presents a prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors similar to that of urban centers, which \ncould lead to an increase in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the coming years.
Source: Revista Argentina de Cardiología
Authors: Ricardo S. Galdeano, Damián Holownia, Darío Palavecino, Abregú Abregú, María S. Rivas Jordan, María S. Frías Silva, Agustina Rossi, Norma Iglesias, Rossana Chahla, Claudio Joo Turoni
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4234845720