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Table 4 Prevalence of Cardiovascular risk factors and risk strata in Buenos Aires by gender (1)

From: Generalized cost-effectiveness analysis of a package of interventions to reduce cardiovascular disease in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Prevalence

Males/Females (%)

High Blood Pressure

40/26

High Cholesterol

22/22

Smoking

40/35

Cardiovascular risk (2)

% of target population

Over 5%

45

Over 10%

25

Over 20%

6

  1. (1) Uninsured population covered by Buenos Aires city public healthcare network (approximately 800.000 persons)
  2. (2) % of subjects in each cardiovascular risk strata were derived from Framingham equations using risk factor values obtained from population surveys of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation

ISSN: 1478-7547

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