Cardiovascular health in Brazilian state capitals

Authors

  • Fernanda Penido Matozinhos Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Mariana Santos Felisbino-Mendes Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Crizian Saar Gomes Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Ann Kristine Jansen Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Ísis Eloah Machado Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Francisco Carlos Félix Lana Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Deborah Carvalho Malta Ministério da Saúde; Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde; Departamento de Vigilância de Doenças e Agravos Não Transmissíveis e Promoção da Saúde
  • Gustavo Velaquez-Melendez Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1327.2843

Keywords:

Health, Cardiovascular System, Epidemiologic Factors, Health Surveys, Health Promotion

Abstract

Objective: to estimate the prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health indicators in the Brazilian population, according to gender, age, education and region of residence. Method: cross-sectional study that used data from 41,134 participants of the Surveillance System of Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey (Vigitel). The ideal cardiovascular health assessment considers four behavioral factors: not smoking; body mass index less than 25 kg/m2; practicing physical activity, eating fruits and vegetables five or more times per day; and two clinical factors (no diagnosis of diabetes or hypertension). The sum of factors at ideal levels results in a score ranging from zero (worse cardiovascular health) to six (ideal cardiovascular health). Results: considering the six factors, only 3.4% of the studied population presented ideal levels of cardiovascular health, with the majority of participants (57.6%) presenting three or four ideal factors. Women had higher prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health (3.8% versus 2.9% for men) (p < 0.0001). Conclusion: the findings of this study are consistent with the elevated risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease, observed in the Brazilian population. This may contribute to a better understanding of the scenario of cardiovascular health in the urban population of the country.

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Published

2017-01-01

Issue

Vol. 25 (2017)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Cardiovascular health in Brazilian state capitals. (2017). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 25, e2971-. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1327.2843