ABSTRACT
Objetivos. Las enfermedades cardiovasculares permanecen todavía como la principal causa de muerte en España. El estudio Dieta y Riesgo de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares en España (DRECE) se basa en una cohorte representativa de la población general española en la que se analizan los hábitos nutricionales y de vida estudiando su asociación con los patrones de morbimortalidad. Hemos estimado el impacto, en términos de pérdida de productividad, de la mortalidad prematura atribuida a las enfermedades cardiovasculares. Métodos. La pérdida de productividad atribuida a mortalidad prematura se calculó desde 1991, basándose en los años de vida y de vida laboral potencialmente perdidos. Resultados. Durante el seguimiento de 20años de una cohorte de 4.779 sujetos se produjeron 225 fallecimientos (hombres, 152). El 16% de las defunciones se atribuyó a enfermedades cardiovasculares. Los costes por pérdidas de productividad por mortalidad prematura superaron los 29 millones de euros. De ellos, 4 millones de euros (14% del coste total) se debieron a causas cardiovasculares. Conclusiones. La mortalidad prematura cardiovascular en la cohorte DRECE ha supuesto un importante coste social por pérdidas de productividad laboral (AU)
Objectives. Cardiovascular diseases are still the leading cause of death in Spain. The DRECE study (Diet and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Spain), based on a representative cohort of the Spanish general population, analyzed nutritional habits and lifestyle and their association with morbidity and mortality patterns. We estimated the impact, in terms of loss of productivity, of premature mortality attributed to cardiovascular diseases. Methods. The loss of productivity attributed to premature mortality was calculated from 1991, based on the potential years of life lost and the potential years of working life lost. Results. During the 20-year follow-up of a cohort of 4779 patients, 225 of these patients died (men, 152). Sixteen percent of the deaths were attributed to cardiovascular disease. The costs due to lost productivity by premature mortality exceeded 29 million euros. Of these, 4 million euros (14% of the total cost) were due to cardiovascular causes. Conclusions. Premature cardiovascular mortality in the DRECE cohort represented a significant social cost due to lost productivity (AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Child , Adolescent , Young Adult , Adult , Middle Aged , Mortality, Premature , Cardiovascular Diseases/economics , Cardiovascular Diseases/mortality , Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology , Risk Factors , Costs and Cost Analysis/methods , Costs and Cost Analysis/statistics & numerical data , Direct Service Costs/standards , /statistics & numerical data , Cohort Studies , Spain/epidemiologyABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: Cardiovascular diseases are still the leading cause of death in Spain. The DRECE study (Diet and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Spain), based on a representative cohort of the Spanish general population, analyzed nutritional habits and lifestyle and their association with morbidity and mortality patterns. We estimated the impact, in terms of loss of productivity, of premature mortality attributed to cardiovascular diseases. METHODS: The loss of productivity attributed to premature mortality was calculated from 1991, based on the potential years of life lost and the potential years of working life lost. RESULTS: During the 20-year follow-up of a cohort of 4779 patients, 225 of these patients died (men, 152). Sixteen percent of the deaths were attributed to cardiovascular disease. The costs due to lost productivity by premature mortality exceeded 29 million euros. Of these, 4 million euros (14% of the total cost) were due to cardiovascular causes. CONCLUSIONS: Premature cardiovascular mortality in the DRECE cohort represented a significant social cost due to lost productivity.
