title: [Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk in an urban area of Murcia].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  It is extensive scientific literature that has defined the metabolic syndrome as a precursor of cardiovascular disease.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk in the population of a basic health area of Murcia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross sectional study population of the district health "The Esparragal" random sample of the population between 18 and 86 years living in the area. Personal history were collected and held a relevant clinical, anthropometric data and analytics for the estimation of Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Risk following criteria dictated by the current literature, adjusted for sex and age.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the study population was 59.34 ± 14.79 years, with 52.5% males. The overall prevalence of metabolic syndrome criteria World Health Organization is presented 36.8%, a figure increased under International Diabetes Ferderation recommendations to 58.2% and according to National Cholesterol Education Program, an estimated 53.5%. The presentation of this syndrome is slightly higher in men (54.1 versus 52.8 %), and in parallel with increasing age (p < 0.001). The prevalence of people at high risk of cardiovascular disease is 32.1 % (95 % CI 29.4 to 34.8), with 45.2 % (95% CI 41.2 to 49.2) in men and 17.6% (95% CI 14.4 to 20.8) in women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk in the study population is the highest found in Spain in population studies, indicating an invaluable population on which preventive measures.
authors.affiliation: Salud Mental, Murcia.. josepaniagua59@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Virginia E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Fernández-Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia.. josepaniagua59@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Paniagua-Urbano
authors.affiliation: Enfermera del Consultorio El Esparragal, Murcia..
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Solé-Agustí
authors.affiliation: Supervisor de Área de Continuidad de Cuidados de Atención Primaria Área VII..
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Sánchez
authors.affiliation: Supervisor de Área de Continuidad de Cuidados de Atención Primaria Área VII. y Dr. de la Universidad de Murcia. España..
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gómez-Marín
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult