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[Cardiovascular risk factors in France. Prevalence and association]
Insights
Cardiovascular risk factors like high cholesterol and obesity are common in adults. These factors, including hypertension and diabetes, are often associated earlier in men than in women.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
Context:
- Prevalence of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors assessed in 61,108 adults over 15 years.
- Study conducted in a central France health center during a systematic medical check-up program.
- Focus on hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, obesity, and android fat distribution.
Purpose:
- To determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors.
- To investigate the association between these risk factors.
- To analyze age and sex differences in risk factor prevalence and association.
Summary:
- Hypercholesterolemia was the most common risk factor (60% men, 64% women), followed by android obesity.
- Hypertension prevalence was higher in men (44%) than women (33%).
- Smoking was more prevalent in younger individuals (under 30).
- Diabetes affected 3% of men and 2% of women.
- Risk factor association occurred at an earlier age in men; 3 risk factors were four times more common in men.
Impact:
- Highlights the high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in a general adult population undergoing check-ups.
- Reveals significant sex-based differences in risk factor prevalence and their combined occurrence.
- Informs targeted public health strategies for cardiovascular disease prevention.
Abstract:
The object of this study was to assess the prevalence of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors and their association in 61,108 subjects over 15 years of age who volunteered for a systematic medical check-up, free of charge, and performed in a health centre in central France. The risk factors were defined as follows: hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia, hypertriglyceridaemia: medical treatment or value above the upper limits of normal defined by national or international recommendations. obesity and android fat distribution as defined by the principal recommendations. The commonest risk factor was hypercholesterolaemia (60% of men and 64% of women) followed by android obesity. The prevalence of hypertension was greater in men than in women (44 vs 33%). Twenty eight per cent of men and 17% of women admitted to smoking. The percentage of smokers was higher in people under 30. Diabetes was observed in 3% of men and 2% of women. The association of risk factors was observed at an older age in women than in men. The association of 3 risk factors was four times greater in men than in women in the whole population. In conclusion, this study shows that cardiovascular risk factors are very common in persons undergoing a medical check-up and that these factors are often associated at an earlier age in men than in women.