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CONTRERAS, Manuel et al. Colesterol sanguíneo en una población de adultos jovenes como factor de riesgo prevenible. Rev. latinoam. Hipertens [online]. 2008, vol.3, n.2, pp.55-59. ISSN 1856-4550.

The rise of Colesterol level in blood, especially high levels of LDL-Cholesterol, increases the risk of Isquemia Cardiopaty. In practice medicine, two approaches can reduce the risk of developing CVD (Cardiovascular Disease). The first one is Clinic: by identifying high risk persons. The second one: an approach of Public Health (Population), that has for objective to change the distribution of Colesterol levels in all population to the lowest rank, through the modification of diet habits and life styles. In Venezuela, it reported 24 thousand 281 deaths for CVD in 2006. Which represents a percent of 21,9 and a death rateo f 138,4 for every 100.000 habitants. The present descriptive research, retrospective, no random effected in young adults apparently healthy who atended to the consultation of "Integral Attention of Adult" during the period January-June 2007 at Dr. José María Vargas Hospital in Cagua City, Aragua State. The objective knowing the frecuency of Dislipidemia in a Hospital’s Population of Young Adults without Cardiometabolic Diseases. It was selected 752 clinical files (46,67%) of pacients from a total of 1.722 which had atended to the consultation of Integral Attention of Adult, whose ages were between 19 and 45 years old, without a previous diagnosis of Hipertensión or Diabetes, of whom had practicad simple determination of Colesterol and Triglycerids for any situation. The prevalent of Dislipidemia in young adults (younger than 40 years old) of the total evaluated in the current research was 28,32%. Some reports indicate a world-wide prevalent between 40 and 60%, for age groups embraced between 32 and 59 years old. It exists an increase of CVD in the population older thar 45 years old, and it must be the high prevalent of: Dislipidemias, Arterial Hipertensión, Obesity and Tobacco. It must not been forgotted that the best prescribed therapy will have to be established in prevent actions, investigation and identifycation of risk factors befote occuring the clinic expresión of cardiovascular event.

Palavras-chave : Cardiovascular risk factors; Dislipidemias; Cardiovascular Disease.

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