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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 6RL4R0xq. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Study objective : To analyze the associations between educational attainment and major cardiovascular disease risk factors in the Murcia Region (Southern Spain). Design : During 1992 we conducted a survey by interview, with multi-stage random sampling, representative of the general adult population. We calculated odds ratios (OR) and trends by logistic regression as a measure of the association between educational levels and cardiovascular risk factors, taking the university level as the reference category. Participants : A total of 1514 men and 1577 women aged between 18 and 65 years was included in the study. Rate of response to the questionnaire was 61%. Seventy-eight percent of the respondents provided a blood sample. A telephone survey on a representative sample of non-respondents (n=347), showed no statistical differences in the level of studies. Measurements : We asked for educational level (highest schooling qualification completed), and according to the WHO MONICA protocol we measured : blood pressure, cigarette smoking, height, weight and total cholesterol. tryglicerides and HDL-cholesterol. We also obtained the leisure-time physical activity by a validated questionnaire. Main results : In a context of a low level of schooling, mainly among the older age groups, the prevalence of risk factors - except smoking in women - is higher in the lower educational levels. (...)
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