Article type: Original Article
Article title: Investigation of the cardiovascular risk profile in a south brazilian city: surveys from 2012 to
2016
Journal:
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Year:
2018
Authors:
Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana LetÃcia Fornari Caprara, Ana Lucia Cervi Prado,
Martim Tobias Bravo Leite
E-mail:
jamirrissardo@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to investigate the
cardiovascular risk profile of the participants recruited from stroke awareness
campaigns in Santa Maria RS, Brazil, from 2012 to 2016, using the simplified
version of the Framingham Risk Score (FRS). Questionnaires were used to
evaluate 1,061 participants from 20 to 74 years old. Data on cardiovascular
risk factors were obtained. The prevalence of risk factors and mean FRS for men
and women were estimated. The FRS for women was 11.8% (moderate risk) and 24.7%
for men (high risk). The vascular age for women was 61.6 years, whereas the
vascular age for men was 66 years. Two percent of women had hypertension and
diabetes, while both these risk factors were present in 5% of men. Based on the
data, the prevalence of stroke risk factors is worrisome, as are the numbers of
individuals with moderate and high cardiovascular risk in Santa Maria.
Key-words: Risk factors, stroke, cardiovascular diseases.
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DOI
10.1590/0004-282X20180020
Citation
Rissardo
JP, Caprara AL, Prado AL, Leite MT. Investigation of the cardiovascular risk profile in a south brazilian city: surveys from 2012 to 2016. Arq
Neuropsiquiatr 2018;76:219-224. https://doi.org/10.1590/0004-282X20180020
Figure 1. Prevalence of risk factors according to the Framingham Risk Score categories.
Table 1. Baseline characteristics.
Table 2. General cardiovascular risk profile according to the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) and Vascular Age (VA).