Endocrine Abstracts

Obesity is a disease very prevalent and often associated with morbidities and cardiovascular risk factors. We explore the relationship between the presence of obesity with cardiovascular risk factors more frequent and the presence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) after (ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral artery).Material and methods: A sample of 1491 individuals of both sexes, over 14 years, elected by random sampling three of the...

The metabolic syndrome (MS) is a pathological entity that carries a high cardiovascular risk, and whose risk factors may occur at an early age. No data are available in our area on the influence of age on the prevalence of MS.Objectives: To determine the prevalence of MS in our area, by age group and compare the frequency of occurrence of MS in young adults (<40 years) (J) and mature adults (>40 years) (M).Methods: Observat...