[Active search and assessment of cardiovascular risk factors in young adults, Cartagena de Indias, 2007].

Introduction: Extensive clinical and statistical studies suggest that individuals with high overall cardiovascular risk in midlife can be identified by their relatively higher values of risk factors at younger ages.

Objectives: To estimate the prevalence and clustering of recognized biological and behavioral cardiovascular disease risk factors among young adults in a neighborhood in Cartagena de Indias. Methods.