Risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases and the Carmen Initiative

A population-based study in the South of Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID5176072
AuthorsMarcelo Fernandes Capilheira (Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Iná S Santos (0000-0003-1258-9249, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Mario Renato Azevedo Jr (Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Mario Renato Azevedo (0000-0001-9731-6447, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Felipe Fossati Reichert (0000-0002-0951-9875, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brasil; Universidade Estadual de Londrina)
Year2008
Volume24
Issue12
Pages2767-2774
Publication date2008-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0102-311x2008001200005
PMID19082267
OpenAlexW2151536847
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2008001200005
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited10

The CARMEN Initiative is a strategy of the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization that proposes population-based interventions to reduce risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCD) by approaching them simultaneously. The present study aims to provide a baseline for further interventions by the CARMEN Initiative based on a cross-sectional population-based study of 3,100 adults (>20 years old) in Pelotas, a city in the South of Brazil. Prevalence of smoking, physical inactivity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and excess weight were studied and presented separately and aggregated in various combinations. The most frequent risk factor was physical inactivity (73.2%), followed by excess weight (48.1%). Women were less active and thinner than men. More than half of the sample showed two or three risk factors (53.4%). The combination of physical inactivity and excess weight was observed in 34.7% of the sample, while 10.8% presented physical inactivity, excess weight, and hypertension concurrently. The accumulation of risk factors for CNCD is frequent in the study population and the identification of the most common combinations is essential for planning future interventions

Cross-sectional study · Diabetes mellitus · Environmental health · Excess weight · Non-communicable disease · Obesity · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Population · Psychological intervention · Public health · Risk factor · Weight loss · Demography · Endocrinology · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology

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