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Prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in employees of the Research Center at Petrobras

Maria de Fátima Duarte Matos et al. Nelson Albuquerque Souza e Silva Armando Jorge Marques Pimenta Antonio José Ledo Alves da Cunha

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in employees of the research center at Petrobras. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, employees of the research center at Petrobras were assessed clinically and by laboratory testing from March 2000 and February 2001. Those who did not attend the periodical annual medical examination of 2000 were excluded from the study. The percentage of risk factor occurrence and the mean standard deviation of the biochemical variables, blood pressure, and body mass index were calculated. RESULTS: Of 1,911 employees, 970 were studied, 75.4% were men and 24.6% were women with a mean age of 42.2 years old. The risk factors were lack of exercise (67.3%), cholesterol > 200 mg/dL (56.6%), overweight (42%), obesity (17%), blood hypertension (18.2%), smoking (12.4%), and diabetes mellitus (2.5%). CONCLUSION: The high prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in young individuals draws attention to the need for the adoption of workplace programs to encourage healthy lifestyles and to prevent diseases.

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Lipid profile of nutrition students and its association with cardiovascular disease risk factors

Regina Mara Fisberg et al. Roberta Horschutz Stella Juliana Masami Morimoto Luciana Sicca Pasquali … Sonia Tucunduva Philippi Maria do Rosário D. O. Latorre

OBJECTIVE: To describe the lipid profile and to verify its relationship with cardiovascular disease risk factors in students at a public university in São Paulo. METHODS: After obtaining clinical, anthropomorphic, and lipid profile data from 118 students, variables of the lipid profile were related to other risk factors. RESULTS: The mean age of the students was 20.3 years (SD=1.5). The risk of cardiovascular disease was characterized by a positive family history of ischemic heart disease in 38.9%; sedentariness in 35.6%; limiting and increased total and LDL-C cholesterol levels in 17.7% and 10.2%, respectively; decreased HDL-C levels in 11.1%; increased triglyceride levels in 11.1%; body mass index >25 in 8.5%, and smoking in 6.7% of the subjects. Students’ diet was found to be inadequate regarding protein, total fat, saturated fat, sodium, and fiber contents. A statistically significant association between cholesterol and contraceptive use, between HDL-C and contraceptive use, age and percent body fat, and triglycerides and percent lean weight was observed. CONCLUSION: A high prevalence of some risk factors of cardiovascular disease as well as the association between these factors with altered lipid profiles was observed in the young population studied.

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Prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in employees of the Research Center at Petrobras

Lipid profile of nutrition students and its association with cardiovascular disease risk factors

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