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INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the main cause of death in Brazil. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the frequency of CVD risk factors in a population attending a health education community event. METHODS. Retrospective study that included 428 completed forms with clinical and demographic information of volunteers attending a public event, in May, 2006. Data were expressed by means and standard deviation or proportions and compared by Student s t test or Chi-square test. Associations between Arterial Hypertension (AH), Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and clinical variables were analyzed by multinomial logistic regression. Significance level was p <0.05. RESULTS: Mean age was 57+/-14 years, and women represented 58% of the total population. The main cardiovascular risk factors were AH (39.5%), DM (15.4%) and dyslipidemia (25.8%). The frequency of unawareness about these risk factors was respectively 8.4%, 17.5% and 33.1%.. Family history of CVD was reported by 41% while only 67% reported having any information about DM or dyslipidemia. Among obese individuals (IMC>30 Kg/m2, 27.3% of the population), systolic blood pressure (133+/-16 mm Hg), diastolic blood pressure (84+/-11.5 mm Hg) and casual glycemia (124+/-52.5mg/dl) were higher when compared to non-obese (p<0.05). There was a significant association between obesity and dyslipidemia (p=0.04). Age and IMC were independently associated with AH and DM. CONCLUSION: The high frequency of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in this population suggests the need for educational programs to promote primary prevention, mainly for the elderly and overweight.
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Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology , Access to Information , Brazil/epidemiology , Community Health Services , Diabetes Complications , Diabetes Mellitus/diagnosis , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology , Dyslipidemias/complications , Dyslipidemias/diagnosis , Dyslipidemias/epidemiology , Epidemiologic Methods , Female , Health Education , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Humans , Hypertension/complications , Hypertension/diagnosis , Hypertension/epidemiology , Male , Middle Aged , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
INTRODUÇÃO: As doenças cardiovasculares (DCV) constituem a principal causa de óbito no Brasil. OBJETIVO: Avaliar a frequência dos fatores de risco para DCV em indivíduos participantes de evento de educação em saúde na comunidade. MÉTODOS: Foram analisados retrospectivamente 428 formulários contendo informações clínicas e demográficas de voluntários participantes de evento em saúde, realizado em maio de 2006. Comparações entre proporções foram realizadas pelo teste do Qui quadrado e entre grupos pelo teste t de Student. As associações entre hipertensão arterial (HAS) e diabetes mellitus (DM) e variáveis clínicas foram avaliadas pelo modelo de regressão logística multivariado. O nível de significância adotado foi p<0,05. RESULTADOS: A idade média foi 57±14 anos, sendo 58 por cento mulheres. Os principais fatores de risco cardiovascular observados foram HAS (39,5 por cento), DM (15,4 por cento) e dislipidemia (25,8 por cento), sendo que 8,4 por cento, 17,5 por cento e 33,1 por cento, respectivamente, não sabiam informar sobre esses antecedentes. Antecedentes familiares de DCV ocorreram em 41 por cento dos indivíduos e somente 67 por cento referiram ter algum acesso a informações sobre DM ou dislipidemia. Entre os obesos (IMC>30 Kg/m², 27,3 por cento da casuística), a pressão arterial sistólica (133±16mmHg) e diastólica (84±11,5mmHg) e a glicemia casual (124±52,5mg/dl) foram maiores que nos não obesos (p<0,05). Houve associação entre obesidade e dislipidemia (p=0,04). Idade e IMC foram associados de forma independente com a presença de HAS e DM. CONCLUSÃO: A alta prevalência de fatores de risco modificáveis na população avaliada sugere a necessidade de medidas de saúde pública que promovam educação e prevenção primária dirigida, principalmente, para indivíduos idosos e com sobrepeso.
INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the main cause of death in Brazil. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the frequency of CVD risk factors in a population attending a health education community event. METHODS. Retrospective study that included 428 completed forms with clinical and demographic information of volunteers attending a public event, in May, 2006. Data were expressed by means and standard deviation or proportions and compared by Student´s t test or Chi-square test. Associations between Arterial Hypertension (AH), Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and clinical variables were analyzed by multinomial logistic regression. Significance level was p <0.05. RESULTS: Mean age was 57±14 years, and women represented 58 percent of the total population. The main cardiovascular risk factors were AH (39.5 percent), DM (15.4 percent) and dyslipidemia (25.8 percent). The frequency of unawareness about these risk factors was respectively 8.4 percent, 17.5 percent and 33.1 percent.. Family history of CVD was reported by 41 percent while only 67 percent reported having any information about DM or dyslipidemia. Among obese individuals (IMC>30 Kg/m2, 27.3 percent of the population), systolic blood pressure (133±16mmHg), diastolic blood pressure (84±11.5mmHg) and casual glycemia (124±52.5mg/dl) were higher when compared to non-obese (p<0.05). There was a significant association between obesity and dyslipidemia (p=0.04). Age and IMC were independently associated with AH and DM. CONCLUSION: The high frequency of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in this population suggests the need for educational programs to promote primary prevention, mainly for the elderly and overweight.