Vascular age in a sample of general population of the sanitary area of Toledo (Spain). RICARTO study.

Objective: To know the vascular age (VA) of a sample of general population included in the RICARTO study.

Patients And Method: Epidemiological study of the general population aged ≥18 from the Health Area of Toledo, based on the health card database. VA was calculated from the absolute cardiovascular risk (CVR) estimated with the Framingham and SCORE equations (type2 diabetes increased CVR in SCORE 2-fold in men and 4-fold in women).

Mean Blood Pressure of the General Population with the Mean of Three Measurements Versus the Mean of the Second and Third Measurements. Ricarto Study.

Introduction: Our aim was to determine the difference between measuring blood pressure (BP) with the mean of three determinations versus the mean of the second and the third determinations in a random general population sample.

Methods: Epidemiological study of the general population aged ≥ 18 from the Health Area of Toledo (Spain), based on the health card database. Three readings of systolic and diastolic BP were taken with validated oscillometric devices OMRON HEM-907.

[Anthropometric measurements of general and central obesity and discriminative capacity on cardiovascular risk: RICARTO study].

Introduction And Objectives: Overweight and obese patients have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and general mortality. It is not clear which obesity index should be used in the clinic. The objective is to compare the relationship between body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-height ratio (WHR), and conicity index (Conicity-I) with 10-year Framingham cardiovascular risk (CVR).

[Characteristics and cardiovascular events in a general population included in the RICARTO (RIesgo CARdiovascular TOledo) study: Data from the first 1,500 individuals included in the study].

Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess cardiovascular risk (CVR) by investigating the prevalence of CVR factors (CVRF), target organ damage (TOD), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in general population of the health area of Toledo, Spain.

Material And Methods: Epidemiological and observational study that analysed a sample from the general population aged 18years or older, randomly selected from a database of health cards stratified by age and gender. Clinical history, physical examination, and complementary tests were performed.