PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Catherine P Benziger
AU  - José Alfredo Zavala-Loayza
AU  - Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz
AU  - Robert H Gilman
AU  - William Checkley
AU  - Liam Smeeth
AU  - German Malaga
AU  - Juan Jaime Miranda
ED  - ,
TI  - Low prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health in Peru
AID  - 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312255
DP  - 2018 Jan 11
TA  - Heart
PG  - heartjnl-2017-312255
4099  - http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/01/11/heartjnl-2017-312255.short
4100  - http://heart.bmj.com/content/early/2018/01/11/heartjnl-2017-312255.full
AB  - Background The prevalence of and factors associated with ideal cardiovascular health (ICH) by sociodemographic characteristics in Peru is not well known.Methods The American Heart Association’s ICH score comprised 3 ideal health factors (blood pressure, untreated total cholesterol and glucose) and 4 ideal health behaviours (smoking, body mass index, high physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption). ICH was having 5 to 7 of the ideal health metrics. Baseline data from the Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, a prospective cohort study in adults aged ≥35 years in 4 Peruvian settings, was used (n=3058).Results No one met all 7 of ICH metrics while 322 (10.5%) had ≤1 metric. Fasting plasma glucose was the most prevalent health factor (72%). Overall, compared with ages 35–44 years, the 55–64 years age group was associated with a lower prevalence of ICH (prevalence ratio 0.54, 95% CI 0.40 to 0.74, P<0.001). Compared with those in the lowest tertile of socioeconomic status, those in the middle and highest tertiles were less likely to have ICH after adjusting for sex, age and education (P<0.001).Conclusion There is a low prevalence of ICH. This is a benchmark for the prevalence of ICH factors and behaviours in a resource-poor setting.