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    Riesgo cardiovascular y factores asociados en pacientes de 20 a 65 años que acuden al Centro de Especialidades Médicas de la Universidad de Cuenca, 2024
    (Universidad de Cuenca, 2025-08-28) Quichimbo Contreras, Karla Anabel; Campoverde Romero, Melissa Lizbeth; Álvarez Serrano, Marlene Elizabeth
    Background: cardiovascular risk (CVR) estimation is a useful tool for the management of preventive measures on risk factors. Objective: to determine the CVR and its associated factors in patients aged 20 to 65 years who attend the Centro de Especialidades Médicas de la Universidad de Cuenca during the period February to June 2024. Methodology: it is a descriptive cross-analytical study, carried out in the Centro de Especialidades Médicas de la Universidad de Cuenca, with 196 participants selected by stratified convenience sampling. The data were processed by the SPSS 25 tool and presented in baseline tables for descriptive statistics; the Chi Square and 95% Prevalence Ratio test was used to relate the variables of the study with the level of CVR by Framingham heart study. Results: of the total participants, 54.1% were men and 89.3% were over 30 years old. 87.2% of respondents had a low CVR, 11,7% had a moderate CVR and 1.1% with a high CVR. A higher prevalence of moderatehigh CVR was found in patients aged ≥ 60 years PR 3.17 (95% CI: 3.17-6.65), systolic hypertension PR 8.08 (95% CI: 4.61-14.16), hypertensive medication PR: 5.63 (95% CI: 2.62- 12.09), diabetes mellitus PR: 6.94 (95% CI: 3.61-13.34) and tobacco consumption PR: 3.22 (95% CI: 1.55-6.66). Conclusions: CVR presents a significant association with age over 60 years, HBP medication, systolic hypertension, presence of DM type 2 and tobacco consumption; evidencing a huge prevalence of low cardiovascular risk.