Study on Nutrition and Cardiovascular Risk in Spain.

Study on Nutrition and Cardiovascular Risk in Spain.

The purpose of this study is to assess the distribution, awareness and control of main cardiovascular risk factors in the Spanish population. The main study variables are:

• Lifestyles (tobacco, alcohol, nutrition, physical activity)
• Biological risk factors either well-established (blood lipids, glucose, insulin and blood pressure) or emergent (leptin, C-reactive protein and other markers of inflammation)

Data collection comprised 3 sequential stages:

1. computer-assisted telephone interview to obtain information on lifestyle, knowledge and attitudes about cardiovascular disease risk factors, and the signs and symptoms of heart attack and stroke, subjective health, and morbidity;
2. first homevisit, to collect blood and urine samples for analysis by a central laboratory;
3. second home visit, to measure anthropometric variables and blood pressure and to administer a computer-assisted dietary history; data on functional limitations are also collected from participants aged 65 years and older.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Non-institutionalized Spanish resident
• 18 years and over

Exclusion Criteria:

• None