Association between clinical factors and self-underestimation of cardiovascular risk in subjects submitted to a routine health evaluation.
Thais N HelouRaul D SantosAntonio G LaurinaviciusMarcio Sommer BittencourtAntonio E P PesaroFabio G M FrancoRaquel D O ConceiçãoJosé A M CarvalhoFernando M F SilvaMauricio WajngartenMarcelo KatzPublished in: Clinical cardiology (2018)
Among individuals submitted to routine medical evaluation, aging, smoking, dyslipidemia, physical activity, and use of antihypertensive and lipid-lowering medications were associated with higher chance of CV risk underestimation. Subjects with these characteristics may benefit from a more careful risk orientation.