Low education (<10 years) was independently associated with greater global cardiovascular risk (P=.000) and higher prevalence of cardiometabolic comorbidities compared to medium-high education.
Observational (n=488)
Does low educational status increase global cardiovascular risk and cardiometabolic comorbidities in adult outpatients?
Low educational attainment is strongly and independently associated with increased global cardiovascular risk and a higher burden of cardiometabolic comorbidities.
p-value: p=.000
This study was designed to evaluate the impact of educational status on global cardiovascular risk in a southern Italian urban population. The study population consisted of 488 consecutive outpatients aged 18 years and older. Educational status was categorized according to the number of years of formal education as follows: (1) low education group (.012) and inversely with educational status ( P =.000). Education was independently ( P =.000) associated with global cardiovascular risk. These data indicate a strong association between low education and cardiometabolic comorbidities suitable to influence the evolution of chronic degenerative diseases. Preventive strategies need to be more efficient and more effective in this patient population.
Chiara et al. (Fri,) conducted a observational in Cardiovascular risk (n=488). Low education (<10 years) vs. Medium-high education (10-15 years) was evaluated on Global cardiovascular risk (p=.000). Low education (<10 years) was independently associated with greater global cardiovascular risk (P=.000) and higher prevalence of cardiometabolic comorbidities compared to medium-high education.