Medical Hydrology and Balneology: Environmental Aspects

Medical Hydrology and Balneology: Environmental Aspects
In 2011 of 9119 patients, 73.5% at least one CVRF in the medical records, a
6.4% registered obesity, a 21.1% suffered diabetes, a 39.7% had dyslipidemia, a
49% were hypertensive and a 1.6% were smokers.
In 2007, a report about CVRF control, published by the Spanish Ministry of
Health and Consumption, showed that around a 20% of the adult population suffers
dyslipidemia, a 68% of the population older than 60 is hypertensive, the prevalence
of tobacco consumption is 26% (underlining that in 2003 it was 31%), it is estimated
that the frequency of diabetes is about 10% in the population of 60 or older, the
prevalence of obesity was 36%.
Conclusions
Data reflects that there is no significant change in the CVRF profile in patients
who visited the spa between years 2003 and 2011.
By comparing the Spanish population data is shown that the percentage of the
spa visitors that has one or more cardiovascular risk factors is greater than the
Spanish average.
This may be due to increased cardiovascular risk factors with age, with the exception
of smoking. Thus in dyslipidemia and diabetes in the population it is appreciated
that spa visitors doubles the percentage compared with the Spanish average.
However in hypertension it is recorded 19% less than in the Spanish population of
the same age group.
With regard to smoking and obesity, the record is well below. A 73.5% of the
population attending the Lanjarón Spa is susceptible to primary prevention interventions
regarding cardiovascular risk factors. Therefore the spa should be promoted
as a center for primary prevention of cardiovascular risk factors.
Keywords: Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, Hypertension, Smoking, Obesity, Balneology
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2012, núm. 6, 273-274