The natural history of cardiovascular risk factors in health professionals

20-Year Follow-Up

Bibliographic Data

ID15356334
AuthorsThiago Veiga Jardim (0000-0002-7750-2792, Universidade Federal de Goiás, corresponding author), Ana Luiza Lima Sousa (0000-0002-7566-3541, Universidade Federal de Goiás), Thaís Inácio Rolim Póvoa (Universidade Federal de Goiás), Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso (0000-0002-1265-1930, Universidade Federal de Goiás), Brunela Chinem (Universidade Federal de Goiás), Luciana Muniz Sanches Siqueira Veig Jardim (Universidade Federal de Goiás), Luciana Jardim, Rafaela Bernardes (Universidade Federal de Goiás), António Coca (0000-0001-6968-3266, Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer), Paulo César Brandão Veiga Jardim (0000-0002-5333-013X, Universidade Federal de Goiás)
Year2015
Volume15
Issue1
Pages1111-1111
Publication date2015-11-11
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-015-2477-8
PMID26558824
OpenAlexW2182225812
LanguageEN
References cited22

Health professionals presented an increase in systolic and diastolic blood pressure, blood glucose, body mass index, and cholesterol over the 20-year study period. Regarding the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, increased blood pressure, overweight, hypercholesterolemia and alcohol consumption, and a decrease in sedentary lifestyle were observed

Biostatistics · Blood pressure · Body mass index · Diabetes mellitus · Diastole · Family history · Risk factor · Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention · Medicine · Endocrinology · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine

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