RESUMODeterminou-se a prevalência do vírus da hepatite C (HCV) em pacientes soropositivos para o vírus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV). O estudo foi realizado no Hospital Emílio Carlos, Catanduva, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil. Foi efetuado estudo retrospectivo de dados clínico-laboratoriais, epidemiológicos e sociodemográficos de 600 pacientes atendidos em um hospital escola de nível terciário, no período de janeiro de 2004 a dezembro de 2007. A prevalência de a coinfecção HIV/HCV foi de 11,6 % (n = 70), com predomínio no sexo masculino (71,4 %) e média de idade de 43,2 anos, sendo 57,1 % da etnia caucasóide e 44,3 % de baixo nível de escolaridade. A transmissão do HIV/HCV pela via parenteral nos homens e via sexual nas mulheres foi estatisticamente significante (p = 0,0005). O uso de drogas ilícitas injetáveis foi também significante para o sexo masculino (p = 0,0208). A prevalência do HCV foi de 14,3 % do subtipo 1a e 11,4 % do 3a. Apesar de a prevalência da coinfecção no município de Catanduva ser inferior à média nacional, esta situação é ainda um problema importante nesta população, mesmo com a disponibilidade da TARV, necessitando-se de estratégias de controle e prevenção pelas autoridades públicas de saúde. Palavras-chave. co-infecção, genótipos, hepatite C, HIV.
Cardiovascular diseases have been the main cause of death in Brazil and the identification of cardiovascular risk factors is crucial to effective prevention. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in employees of a University in São José do Rio Preto. This analysis was done by a study transverse and descriptive carried out from a questionnaire for the identification of cardiovascular risk factors, anthropometric measures and arterial blood pressure in employees. A total of 127 employees were assessed, being 84 (66.14%) of them females. The age group most prevalent is 21 to 30 years (37%). Arterial hypertension was identified in 7.09% of the people and 17.32% of them were in the pre-hypertension range. Positive family history was reported by 82.68% of the employees. Approximately 50% of the population reported alcoholism, with prevalence in males (69.77%). The frequency of a sedentary lifestyle was high in females (73.81%) and 52.76% of the total population was overweight. For females there was statistical significance for waist circumference in the analysis by age groups. Based on the results we conclude that hypertension, family history, alcoholism, overweight and a sedentary lifestyle are the main cardiovascular risk factors in this population of employees.
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