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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Rural and Urban Costa Rica Hannia Campos, PhD; Leonardo Mata, DSc; Xinia Siles, RN; Marcela Vives, MS; Jose M. Ordovas, PhD; and Ernst J. Schaefer, MD
Background. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is becoming more prevalent in developing countries, particularly in the urban areas, in contrast to the CAD mortality trends observed in some industrialized nations. Methods and Results. We determined the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, smoking, obesity, total cholesterol .240 mg/dl and >200.239 mg/dl, low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol >160 mg/dl and >130.159 mg/dl, and high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol
Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Rural and Urban Costa Rica Hannia Campos, PhD; Leonardo Mata, DSc; Xinia Siles, RN; Marcela Vives, MS; Jose M. Ordovas, PhD; and Ernst J. Schaefer, MD
Background. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is becoming more prevalent in developing countries, particularly in the urban areas, in contrast to the CAD mortality trends observed in some industrialized nations. Methods and Results. We determined the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, smoking, obesity, total cholesterol .240 mg/dl and >200.239 mg/dl, low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol >160 mg/dl and >130.159 mg/dl, and high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol
