IntroductionCardiovascular diseases are responsible for a significant morbimortality rate
around the world. Due to the characteristics of their work, health care
professionals, including veterinarians, are more prone to present this type
of pathology.ObjectivesTo determine the level of cardiovascular risk using different scales in a
group of veterinarians.MethodsA descriptive and cross-sectional study of 610 Spanish veterinarians was
conducted to assess cardiovascular risk scores, including 14 overweight and
obesity scales, six fatty liver scales, six cardiovascular risk scales, four
atherogenic indices, and three metabolic syndrome scales.ResultsThe prevalence of obesity among women was 7.95%, and 17.53% among men.
Hypertension was present in 15.23% of women and 24.68% of men. Dyslipidemia
affected 45% of women and 58.64% of men. The prevalence of metabolic
syndrome according to the International Diabetes Federation criteria was
slightly over 10% while 10.90% of women and 14.93% of men showed moderate to
high values on the Registre Gironí del Cor scale.ConclusionsThere is a moderate to high level of cardiovascular risk among veterinarians
in this group.