Factores de riesgo cardiovascular en la población Aymara rural del norte de Chile

Background: Some rural non-Caucasian ethnic groups have genetic protective factors for the development of chronic non-communicable diseases. Studies performed in Mapuche and Aymara ethnic groups in Chile, found significantly lower prevalence rates. Aymaras are the second most common ethnic population in Chile. Aim: To determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in a native Aymara ethnic population. Material and Methods: We studied 276 native Aymara people with a median age of 53 years (63% women), registered in the rural clinics of Camiña and Putre. The frequency of hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2), dyslipidemia, overweight, obesity and smoking were determined. Results: The frequency of overweight and obesity was 38% and 38.4% respectively. The prevalence of hypertension and DM2 were 18.5% and 6.9% respectively. Thirty-five percent had elevated total cholesterol, 21% had high LDL cholesterol, 48% had low HDL cholesterol and 45.7% had high triglyceride levels. Two percent smoked. Conclusions: In this group of Aymara individuals, we found a markedly lower prevalence of hypertension and DM2, despite the high prevalence of obesity and dyslipidemia.

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Main Authors:	Vargas M,Pablo, Saavedra P,Stephanie, Araya A,María Virginia, Loyola A,Khanty, Huerta G,Patricio, Silva A,Mariana, Araya C,Scarlett, Saavedra A,Willybaldo, Portales P,Pilar, Saavedra P,Willybaldo
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	Spanish / Castilian
Published:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2016
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872016000900007
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