[Brigantium study. Cardiovascular risk factors in childhood and adolescence in a rural area of Galicia].

The aim of this study was to determine the levels of certain factors of cardiovascular risk in children and adolescents in rural areas of Gallicia.One thousand eight children between the ages of 6 and 15 years selected from three primary schools were studied. Weight, height, blood pressure, serum levels of cholesterol and self admitted consumption of tobacco were determined in each participant.The patterns of body mass, blood pressure and total...