Adherence to a Mediterranean-type diet and reduced prevalence of clustered cardiovascular risk factors in a cohort of 3,204 high-risk patients.

Background: The Mediterranean food pattern (MeDiet) has been suggested to have beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk factors. Scarcity of assessment of this effect on large samples of patients at high risk is, however, observed. Our objective was to estimate the association between adherence to MeDiet and the prevalence of risk factors in 3,204 asymptomatic high-risk patients.

Relationship of alcoholic beverage consumption to food habits in a Mediterranean population.

Purpose: Wine consumption has been related to a reduced cardiovascular risk. This effect has been attributed partly to the healthier diet of wine drinkers. We compared food habits according to alcoholic beverage preference in a Mediterranean population.

Low-fat dairy products and blood pressure: follow-up of 2290 older persons at high cardiovascular risk participating in the PREDIMED study.

High blood pressure (BP) has been ranked as the most important risk factor worldwide regarding attributable deaths. Dietary habits are major determinants of BP. Among them, frequent intake of low-fat dairy products may protect against hypertension.

Components of the Mediterranean-type food pattern and serum inflammatory markers among patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease.

Objective: To evaluate associations between components of the Mediterranean diet and circulating markers of inflammation in a large cohort of asymptomatic subjects at high risk for cardiovascular disease.

Subjects/methods: A total of 339 men and 433 women aged between 55 and 80 years at high cardiovascular risk because of presence of diabetes or at least three classical cardiovascular risk factors, food consumption was determined by a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Serum concentrations of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) were measured by immunonephelometry and those of interleukin-6 (IL-6), intracellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Effects of a Mediterranean-style diet on cardiovascular risk factors: a randomized trial.

Background: The Mediterranean diet has been shown to have beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk factors.

Objective: To compare the short-term effects of 2 Mediterranean diets versus those of a low-fat diet on intermediate markers of cardiovascular risk.

Design: Substudy of a multicenter, randomized, primary prevention trial of cardiovascular disease (Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea [PREDIMED] Study).

Stroke mortality in Andalusia (Spain) from 1975 to 1999: effect of age, birth cohort and period of death.

The aim of this study was to analyze stroke mortality rates in Andalusia during the period from 1975 to 1999 by studying age, cohort and period effects. Deaths due to stroke along with the corresponding population figures were divided into 11 age groups and five 5-year periods. From this, age-specific mortality rates for 15 birth cohorts were then computed.

[Chlamydia pneumoniae and arteriosclerosis].

The relationship between Chlamydia pneumoniae and atherosclerosis has been assessed in several studies. Development and conclusions. Their results suggest a possible role of Chlamydia pneumoniae in the origin and development of the disease, while the actual link between them are still unknown.

[The white coat effect in primary care. Analysis of patients with newly diagnosed arterial hypertension].

Background: In a non-selected group of hypertensive patients with a new diagnosis at primary care, blood pressures obtained in the office (oBP) are compared to ambulatory ones (aBP). White coat hypertension (WCH) and white coat phenomenon (WCP) are estimated to evaluate a white coat effect on such population.

Patients And Methods: An ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) was performed to 91 hypertensive patients (55 females) from 21 to 70 years-old, with consecutive diagnosis in 4 office rooms in an health center (oBP mean > or = 140 mmHg for systolic blood pressure and/or 90 mmHg for diastolic blood pressure during three measures at least).

[The degree of participation in a family planning survey performed by personal interview].

Objective: To analyse participation levels in a family planning survey.

Design: Descriptive and sectorial survey by means of personal interviews. SITE.