Abstract

MARTINEZ, María Josefa Tasé; TIRIATS, Angela América Alabuela; CHACHA, Esthefany Nayeli Cabrera  and  PEREZ, Silvia Nayeli Mena. Cardiovascular risk factors in geriatric patients attended at the INNFA health center. Vive Rev. Salud [online]. 2024, vol.7, n.19, pp.40-49.  Epub Jan 15, 2024. ISSN 2664-3243.  https://doi.org/10.33996/revistavive.v7i19.281.

The so-called behavioral cardiovascular risk factors, such as inadequate diet, sedentary lifestyle, excessive alcohol consumption, and smoking, increase the probability of heart attack and stroke, even when they coexist in persons with no previous conditions. The objective was to identify cardiovascular risk factors in geriatric patients at the INNFA health center in Macas, Ecuador. Methodology: Research with a quantitative approach, non-experimental design, descriptive scope, cross-sectional, used a sample of 40 geriatric patients attended at the referred health center, the technique for data collection was the survey and the instrument was a cardiovascular risk questionnaire. The study sample was characterized by the predominance of female sex and age between 60 and 69 years in patients, socio-economic conditions that may increase cardiovascular risk such as basic education level and remuneration lower than a unified basic salary. Conclusion: Most of the patients had two or more risk factors and among these, arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, overweight, excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages and diabetes mellitus predominated.

Keywords : Health Centers; Heart Disease Risk Factors; Heart Disease Risk Factors.

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