Cardiovascular risk profile of young adults: changes over time

The high prevalence and natural history of atherosclerosis make young people important targets for cardiovascular prevention. This study aimed to analyze changes over time in the cardiovascular risk profile of a population of healthy young adults. We studied 923 Portuguese Air Force applicants betwe...

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Published in:Revista portuguesa de cardiologia 2014-03, Vol.33 (3), p.147-154
Main Authors: Tralhão, António, Sousa, Pedro Jerónimo, Ferreira, António Miguel, Miranda, Mafalda, Monge, José Carlos, Tomé, António, Duarte, José Maria
Format: Article
Language:eng ; por
Subjects:
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Retrospective Studies
Risk
Time Factors
Young Adult
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Summary:The high prevalence and natural history of atherosclerosis make young people important targets for cardiovascular prevention. This study aimed to analyze changes over time in the cardiovascular risk profile of a population of healthy young adults. We studied 923 Portuguese Air Force applicants between 1991 and 2007, divided into two-year periods. In addition to cardiovascular risk factors, the Framingham score and HeartScore were calculated for age 65. Cochran-Armitage and Jonckheere-Terpstra tests for trend were used for categorical and continuous variables, respectively. Mean age was 19.2 ± 2.3 years (p = 0.34) and 55 applicants (6%) were female (p = 0.56). Mean body mass index was 22.4 ± 2.5 kg (p for trend 0.35). The number of smokers decreased over the study period (11.6 vs. 7.0%, p for trend 0.02). Of the total number of applicants, 122 (13.2%) were classified as hypertensive. Mean systolic blood pressure was 127 ± 12 mmHg and increased significantly over time (122 ± 13 vs. 128 ± 11 mmHg, p for trend
ISSN:2174-2030
DOI:10.1016/j.repc.2013.07.014