Abstract
Background and objectivesThere is a large native Chinese population living in Madrid. The main objective of our work was to know the prevalence of the main cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF). Materials and methodsA convenience sampling was made with age, gender, blood pressure, weight, height, body mass index (BMI), glucose, total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), smoking, and previous diagnosis of hypertension or diabetes mellitus (DM). We analyzed the prevalence of five CVRF: hypertension, DM, smoking, overweight (BMI≥24kg/m2) and dyslipidemia (TC≥200mg/dl or TG≥150mg/dl) and five geographical Chinese zones: (northeast, north, southeast, center, and west). ResultsFrom October 2016 to January 2020 we included 642 subjects (43±15 years, 49% women) from a total of 706 (9% refused to participate). The prevalence of CVRF was: hypertension 19%, DM 17%, dyslipidemia 18%, overweight 49%, and smoking 36%. All of them were significantly more prevalent in males than in females except DM, and the mean CVRF (2±1.2 vs. 1±1.2; P>.001). At least three CVRF were present in 16% of women and 35% of males. Time of residence in Spain ≥15 years (OR 3.63; 95% CI [2.61–5.05]) or coming from the southeast of China (OR 3.13; 95% CI [2.08–4.69]) were significantly associated with having at least 3 CVRF. ConclusionsNative Chinese population living in Madrid has a high prevalence of CVRF, especially smoking and hypertension. Coming from the southeast of China and the time of residence in Spain ≥15 years were significantly associated with a high prevalence of CVRF.
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