Prevalence and socioeconomic differences of risk factors of cardiovascular disease in Ecuadorian adolescents Institute of Tropical Medicine
PURPOSE: The aim of this paper is to report the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and socioeconomic differences in school-going Ecuadorian adolescents. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed from January 2008 until April 2009 in 770 adolescents aged 10 to 16 years old, who attend secondary schools in an urban (Cuenca), and rural area (Nabon) in Ecuador. Data collected for the overall sample included anthropometric variables ...