Assessment of cardiovascular risk factors in a rural community in the Brazilian state of Bahia

Abstract

Cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypertension and hypercholesterolemia, are frequently found in rural communities. The greatest frequency of normal triglyceride levels and normal WHR in the HCE group reinforces the association between greater caloric expenditure and a better risk profile.

Associação entre obesidade central, triglicerídeos e hipertensão arterial em uma área rural do Brasil

“…Whilst this frequency is similar to that reported for the population of Alfenas, MG, Brazil (47.43%) 8 , it is much higher than that observed in the rural town of Cavunge located in the north-eastern state of Bahia, Brazil (36.5%) 9 , and is higher than values from other Latin American countries such as Argentina (39.8%) 10 , Chile (38.5%) 11 , Ecuador (36.0%) 12 and Mexico (21.9%) 13 .…”

Frequência de fatores de risco cardiovascular em voluntários participantes de evento de educação em saúde

“…8 It is important to highlight that, although mean blood pressure values were below normal ranges, almost half of the study population was classified as hypertensive individuals. This frequency is higher than that reported in populationbased studies [22][23][24] and is probably related to the fact that our sample represented the population of a specific area. That is, during a public event, people with a previously diagnosed disease may be more attracted to participate in the study, resulting in potential sample bias.…”

Physical activity in Brazil: a systematic review

“…In ten studies, the sample was school-based 16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25 and four included workers 26,27,28,29 . The sample size ranged from 160 individuals 30 to 54,369 8 , while the majority of the studies (38) included more than a thousand subjects, and only two included fewer than five hundred 30,31 .…”