[Prevalence of vascular risk factors among Spanish populations aged 70 years and over, as reported in door-to-door studies on neurological diseases].

Abstract

There was a high prevalence of VRF among the Spanish elderly population. However, its relationship with dementia, Parkinsonisms and cerebrovascular disease could not be studied due to the poor quality of the VRF data. The differences between measured and self-reported arterial pressure suggest the existence of undetected AHT and wide scope for prevention.