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<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de la Universidad Industrial de Santander. Salud]]></journal-title>
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<volume>43</volume>
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</front><body><![CDATA[   <font size="2" face="Verdana">     <font size="4">         <br>    <center><b>Marcadores de riesgo cardiovascular    <br> en una poblaci&oacute;n de la Universidad    <br> Aut&oacute;noma de Bucaramanga</b></center></font>       <p align="center">Norma Cecilia Serrano D&iacute;az<sup>1</sup>, Luis Alfonso D&iacute;az Mart&iacute;nez<sup>1</sup>, Mar&iacute;a Carolina P&aacute;ez Leal<sup>1</sup>,    <br> Claudia Carolina Colmenares Mej&iacute;a<sup>1,2</sup>, Melissa Andrea Garz&oacute;n Nieto<sup>1</sup>, Elizabeth Guio Mahecha<sup>1</sup>,    <br> Paula Katherine Bautista<sup>1,2</sup>, Sandra Milena Acevedo Rueda<sup>1</sup>, Luz Ximena Mart&iacute;nez Contreras<sup>1</sup></p>      <p align="left">1. Centro de Investigaciones Biom&eacute;dicas, Universidad Aut&oacute;noma de Bucaramanga, Bucaramanga, Colombia.    <br> 2. J&oacute;venes Investigadores - Colciencias.    ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<br> <b>Correspondencia:</b> Norma Cecilia Serrano D&iacute;az, MD, MSc, Centro de Investigaciones Biom&eacute;dicas UNAB. Calle 157 N&ordm; 19-55 Ca&ntilde;averal Parque,    <br> Bucaramanga, Colombia. Tel&eacute;fono: 6399156 Ext 539, E-mail: <a href="mailto:nserrano@unab.edu.co">nserrano@unab.edu.co</a>    <br> <b>Recibido:</b> 1 de mayo de 2010 - <b>Aceptado:</b> 30 de junio de 2010</p>  <hr>      <p align="center"><font size="3"><b>RESUMEN</b></font></p> 	     <p align="justify"><b>Introducci&oacute;n:</b> Las enfermedades cardiovasculares (ECV) son la principal causa de muerte a nivel mundial. En los pa&iacute;ses desarrollados, la mortalidad por ECV viene decreciendo gracias a la reducci&oacute;n de los factores de riesgo cardiovasculares (RCV); sin embargo, en los pa&iacute;ses en desarrollo el fen&oacute;meno se da a la inversa. Una forma eficaz de prevenir las ECV es implementar estrategias tempranas para identificar individuos con alto riesgo. <b>Objetivo:</b> Estudiar los niveles s&eacute;ricos del perfil lip&iacute;dico y otros marcadores de RCV entre empleados y estudiantes del Programa de Medicina de la UNAB. <b>Metodog&iacute;a:</b> Estudio trasversal que incluy&oacute; 113 personas, 59,3&#37; mujeres; 35,4&#37; estudiantes. Se evalu&oacute; colesterol, colesterol-HDL, triglic&eacute;ridos, apoprote&iacute;na (Apo) A1 y B mediante sistema automatizado Imola (Randox, UK), prote&iacute;na C-reactiva (PCR) e interleucina-6 (IL6) mediante Immulite 2000 (Siemens, UK). Se estim&oacute; mediana y recorrido intercuartil (RIQ) y las comparaciones se hicieron con la prueba de Wilcoxon. <b>Resultados:</b> La edad de los participantes oscil&oacute; entre 19 y 69 a&ntilde;os, mediana de 38 a&ntilde;os (RIQ 21-46 a&ntilde;os). Las mujeres fuer&oacute;n m&aacute;s j&oacute;venes que los hombres (p=0,014). La edad mayor implica niveles elevados de marcadores de RCV; colesterol (&beta;=1,84 &#91;IC95&#37; 1,26-2,43&#93;), triglic&eacute;ridos (&beta;=2,15 &#91;IC95&#37; 1,35-2,95&#93;) y Apo B (&beta;=1,32 &#91;IC95&#37; 0,97, 1,68&#93;). Los niveles de HDL y Apo A1 fueron mayores entre mujeres y los triglic&eacute;ridos en varones. <b>Conclusi&oacute;n:</b> Los niveles s&eacute;ricos de marcadores de RCV aumentan progresivamente con la edad en nuestra poblaci&oacute;n, excepto para PCR. En las mujeres, los niveles s&eacute;ricos de marcadores antiaterog&eacute;nicos fueron m&aacute;s elevados comparado con los hombres. <b><i>Salud UIS</i> 2011; 43(1): 81-82</b></p> 	     <p align="justify"><b>Palabras Claves:</b> Factores de riesgo, enfermedades cardiovasculares, perfil lip&iacute;dico, PCR, IL-6, Apo A-I, Apo-B</p>      <p align="center"><font size="3"><b>Cardiovascular risk markers in a population of the    <br> Universidad Aut&oacute;noma de Bucaramanga</b></font></p> 	     <p align="center"><font size="3"><b>ABSTRACT</b></font></p> 	     <p align="justify"><b>Introduction:</b> Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide. In developed countries, CVD mortality has been decreasing due to the reduction of cardiovascular risk factors (CRF), but in developing countries the phenomenon is reversed. An effective way to prevent CVD is to implement strategies to identify early high-risk individuals. <b>Objective:</b> To study serum lipids and other markers of cardiovascular risk among employees and students of the UNAB&#39;s Medical Program. <b>Methods:</b> Cross sectional study which included 113 people, 59.3&#37; women, 35.4&#37; students. We assessed cholesterol, cholesterol-HDL, triglycerides, apolipoprotein (Apo) A1 and B using automated Imola (Randox, UK); and C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL6) by Immulite 2000 (Siemens, UK). We estimated median and interquartile range (IQR) and comparisons were made with the Wilcoxon test. <b>Results:</b> The age of participants ranged between 19 and 69 years, median 38 years (IQR 21-46 years). The women were younger than men (p = 0014). The older age means higher levels of markers of cardiovascular risk, cholesterol (&beta; = 1.84 &#91;95&#37; CI 1.26-2.43&#93;), triglycerides (&beta; = 2.15 &#91;95&#37; CI 1.35-2.95&#93;) and Apo B (&beta; = 1.32 &#91;95&#37; CI 0.97, 1.68&#93;). The levels of HDL and Apo A1 were higher among women, and triglycerides in men. <b>Conclusion:</b> Serum markers of cardiovascular risk increased progressively with age in our population, except for PCR. In women, antiatherogenic serum markers were higher compared with men. <b><i>Salud UIS</i> 2011; 43(1): 81-82</b>.</p> 	     ]]></body>
<body><![CDATA[<p align="justify"><b>Keywords:</b> Risk Factors, cardiovascular disease, lipid profile, CRP, IL6, Apo A-I, Apo-B</p>  <hr>  </font>       ]]></body>
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