Medical Hydrology and Balneology: Environmental Aspects

Cardiovascular risk factors in patients of the
social thermal program in Lanjarón Spa
Rodríguez-Espinosa P (1-2) , Vela L (2-3-4) , Chavero A (4) , Platero JA (1) ,
López MI (1) , Lobo G (5) , Maraver F (2-3)
(1) Lanjarón Spa, Lanjarón-Granada, Spain
(2) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Medical Hydrology, Faculty
of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
(3) Professional School of Medical Hydrology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad
Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
(4) Caldes de Boí Spa, Caldes de Boí - Lleida, Spain
(5) Nutrition Department. Virgen de las Nieves Hospital. Granada. Spain.
prodriguezesp@gmail.com
Introduction and Objectives
The main cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) are dyslipidemia, hypertension,
smoking, diabetes and obesity. There are studies that show that hydropinic treatment
from Lanjarón spa springs produces a positive effect decreasing some of these
parameters.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the cardiovascular risk profile in patients who have
been in the Lanjarón Spa through the social thermal program in 2003 and 2011. To
determine if there are significant changes in the population profile and compare the
data with the Spanish average.
Materials and Methods
A descriptive and retrospective study using the database of medical records of
Lanjarón Spa by cross- sections study at different times, in years 2003 and 2011.
A total of 15,769 medical records retrieved, 6650 are from patients who visited
the spa in 2003 and 9119 in 2011. There were identified those who recorded any of
CVRF and compared with recent data published by the Spanish Ministry of Health
and Consumption in cardiovascular prevention.
Results
From an amount of 15,769 medical records with an average age of 70 years
(67.1% women and 32.9% men), 42% were patients who came to the Lanjarón Spa
in 2003 through the social thermal program and 57.82% in 2011.
In 2003 of 6650 patients, a 64.1% had at least one CVRF in the medical records,
a 5.2% registered obesity, a 17.52% suffered diabetes, a 20.63% had dyslipidemia,
a 43.87% were hypertensive and a 5.2% were smokers.
Balnea
2012, núm. 6, 273-274
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ISBN: 978-84-669-1887-0
978-84-669-3482-4