Prevalencia de Hipercolesterolemia en adultos mayores de Costa Rica
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21184455 |
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| Authors | Eduardo Aguilar Fernández (0000-0002-7864-2391, Universidad Nacional), Ana Maricela Carballo Alfaro, Ana Maricela Carballo-Alfaro (0000-0001-9278-8808, Costa Rican Department of Social Security) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2012-08-07 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Población y Salud en Mesoamérica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1659-0201 • E-ISSN: 1659-0201 |
| Publisher | Universidad de Costa Rica (PUBLISHER • CR) |
| DOI | 10.15517/psm.v9i2.723 |
| OpenAlex | W2056836956 |
| Language | ES |
This paper estimates the prevalence of hypercholesterolemia (with or without previousdiagnose) in elderly Costa Ricans. Too explore the factors associated to hypercholesterolemiacontrolled in elderly with previous diagnose. Data for this study come from a nationallysample of CRELES: “Costa Rica: Longevity and Healthy Agin Study”. Hypercholesterolemiaprevalence is 59,5% in elderly Costa Ricans. Prevalence for elderly with previous diagnose is68% according study ́s data and is higher in females than males. This difference wassignificant. The principal factors associated with hypercholesterolemia controlled are: malegender, have diabetes and hypertension diagnose, physical activity and take a drug for lipidscontrol. The drug interaction was not significant according the study ́s data
Diabetes mellitus · Elderly people · Longevity · Sociology · Demography · Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins · Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health · Medicine · Endocrinology · Gerontology
| Highly cited | No |
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