Figures & data
Table 1. Definitions of risk factor strataCitation5
Table 2. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics by gender
Table 3. Cardiovascular risk factors, in subjects without previous cardiovascular disease, by gender
Figure 1. Cardiovascular risk estimations according to lifetime risk model, by gender. Risk groups: (1) all risk factors are optimal; (2) at least one risk factor is not optimal; (3) at least one risk factor (cholesterol lever or blood pressure) is elevated; (4) one major risk factor is present; (5) two or more major risk factors are present. All risk factors are considered to be optimal if total cholesterol is < 180 mg/dl, untreated blood pressure is < 120/80 mmHg, and the subject is non-smoker, non diabetic. At least one risk factor is non optimal in non-diabetics, non-smokers with total cholesterol between 180 and 199 mg/dl, or untreated blood pressure within 120–139/80–89 mmHg. Risk factors are high in non-smokers, non-diabetics with total cholesterol between 200 and 239 mg/dl or untreated blood pressure within 140–159/90–99 mm Hg. Major risk factors include being a smoker or a diabetic, having treated hypercholesterolemia, having an untreated total cholesterol ≥ 240 mg/dl, having a treated hypertension, or an untreated blood pressure ≥ 160/ ≥ 100 mm/Hg.
Figure 2. Cardiovascular risk estimations according to Regicor score, by gender.
Table 4. Distribution of subjects according to lifetime risk estimation versus Regicor score
Table 5. Factors associated to high lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease in subjects without previous CVD