[Association of metabolic risk factors and blood pressure in a natural population (Mora de Toledo)].
OBJECTIVE
Evaluate relationships between the next variables in an adult natural population: total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglicerides, total cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol and glucose blood levels with blood pressure (systolic and diastolic).


METHODS
A crossover observation study with descriptive and analytic components.


METHODS
Random sample of 251 individuals taken from census and representative of the adult general population from Mora de Toledo (with 10,000 inhabitants approximately).


METHODS
A medical station in a health centre.


RESULTS
Blood pressure measurements and lipids and glucose blood levels were got in the selected patients. Some positive and significant relationships were got in the adult population from Mora de Toledo between systolic and diastolic blood pressure with the next variables: total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol/HDL-cholesterol, triglicerides and glucose blood levels. These associations are stronger in young people from 21-40 years-old. When we consider the relationship with HDL-cholesterol, we can see it is mildly positive but not significant.


CONCLUSIONS
These results agree with others encountered in different countries and support the hypothesis that there is an association between blood pressure and the cardiovascular metabolic risk factors.
Almodóvar
C G
CG
Unidad de Hipertensión Hospital Clínico, Madrid.
Carreira
J
J
Panadero
J
J
Luque Otero
M
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D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D003971:Diastole; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain; D013599:Systole; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D001786:Blood Glucose; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol
Asociación de los factores de riesgo metabólico y presiones arteriales en una población natural (Mora de Toledo).