Examinando por Autor "Lima Pinos, Jaime Eduardo"
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- ÍtemAcceso AbiertoFrecuencia de los factores de riesgo cardiovascualres en adultos jóvenes(Universidad Católica de Cuenca., 2023) Lima Pinos, Jaime Eduardo; Faicán Rocano, Pedro Fernando; ., .The lifestyle of today's society has contributed to the increase in morbidity and mortality rates worldwide due to cardiovascular diseases; Ecuador is no exception. Objective: To analyze the frequency of cardiovascular risk factors in the young adult population of Ecuador. Methods: Qualitative study of descriptive scope through bibliographic reviews of scientific articles published in the last five years, in Spanish, English, and Italian and generated by documentary sources such as PubMed, Medline, Web of Science, SciELO, Elsevier, and BioMed. Results: The Ecuadorian young adult society has a high possibility of developing cardiovascular health problems due to the high prevalence of clinically significant risk factors that jeopardize the health and life of this population segment. Conclusions: Fifteen articles were analyzed, indicating that the risk factors with the highest incidence are sedentary lifestyle, overweight, obesity, arterial hypertension, diabetes, cigarette smoking, diet, alcohol consumption, hypertriglyceridemia, and family history; more frequent in urban area inhabitants, with a predominance of women between 40-50 years of age.