Población anciana y campañas para la prevención de la hipercolesterolemia en Salamanca

Objective: To analyze the cardiovascular risk profile of the persons older than 65 years of age who participated in different “Days on Cho lesterol and Atherosclerosis” organized during 1999 in different towns of the province of Salamanca. Material and methods: The volunteers of any age were subjected to a questionnaire and to several clinical and laboratory measurements. Results: The age of 267 volunteers (40.8% males) attending the campaign was 65 years. The mean values of the studied parameters were: age = 72.3±6.5 years; body mass index (BMI) = 26.8±4.5 kg/m 2 ; systolic blood pressure (SBP) = 139.8±20.6 mmHg; dyastolic blood pressure (DBP) = 80.0± 10.1 mmHg; and total cholesterol (TC) = 226.2±44.9 mg/dl. The percentage of smoking habit was 5.2%. The figures of SBP showed positive significant correlation with those of age (p < 0.05) and DBP (p < 0.01). Among males, the age evolved inversely to the numbers of TC (p < 0.01). Globally, 203 volunteers (76.0%) had concentrations of TC 200 mg/dl; 78 (29.2%) 250 mg/dl; and 12 (4.5%) concentrations 300 mg/dl. We detected blood pressure levels of SBP 140 mmHg in 143 (53.6%) individuals; SBP 180 mmHg in 11 (4.1%); DBP 90 mmHg in 72 (27.0%); and DBP 110 mmHg in 4 (1.5%). The BMI was