Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) with Arrhythmia in Adults Aged 35 to 70 years

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) currently cause approximately two-thirds of deaths in the world. This background drives the present investigation with the objective of identifying practices that lead to these health alterations in middle-aged adults at the University of Guayaquil. The research methodology of this study is quantitative descriptive with a positivist approach in a sample of 51 members of human talent at the University of Guayaquil who attend the occupational health center; Through convenience sampling, the questionnaire developed and validated in the study by Torres, C 2019, called "Cardiovascular risk factors in drivers of the public transport company "José Gálvez s.a." in v.m.t." It is processed in the Excel statistical software program and the results of the sociodemographic factors are obtained, the age with the most probable risk for CVD is 41 to 51 years (41%) followed by 52 to 62 years (27%) and lastly the ( 12%) 62 years or older, with a greater possibility in the male gender,  in those with married marital status (63%) and with higher education (51%). Those who have HTN in the male gender (73%); However, only 2% of males have an altered heart rate. The BMI with the male gender is the most compromised, with an upward trend with obesity (12) and overweight (11). 33% of the male gender has an unhealthy diet, prevailing over the female gender, of which 16% have an unhealthy diet and 27% of them have a healthy diet; As for men, 24% of them have a healthy diet. In conclusion, some risk factors for CVD can be overcome and with timely intervention a better level of health and average life span would be obtained in the population.