Clustering of risk factors for cardiovascular disease among women in Southern Brazil

A Population-Based Study

Bibliographic Data

ID5229426
AuthorsSandra Costa Fuch, Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuch (0000-0001-6351-9588, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Sandra Costa Fuchs (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Leila Beltrami Moreira (0000-0002-4730-7988, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Suzi Alves Camey (0000-0002-5564-081X, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Susi Alves Camey (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Marina Beltrami Moreira (0000-0002-4149-097X, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), Flavio Danni Fuchs (0000-0002-1191-0523, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul)
Year2008
Volume24
Issuesuppl 2
Pagess285-s293
Publication date2008-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0102-311x2008001400013
PMID18670708
OpenAlexW2037866521
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2008001400013
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited19

The association between clustering of risk factors and self-reported cardiovascular disease among women was investigated in a cross-sectional study using a multistage population-based sample. Participants were interviewed at home about diabetes mellitus, physical activity, and diet pattern. Hypertension was defined as blood pressure > 140/90mmHg or use of anti-hypertensive medication. Cardiovascular disease included self-reported myocardial infarction, heart failure, coronary artery bypass surgery, and stroke. A sample of 1,007 women from Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil, mostly white (73%), 44.8 ± 0.8 years old, and with 9.3 ± 0.3 years of schooling was investigated. Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, obesity, low fruit and vegetable intake, and lack of vigorous or moderate physical activity were clustered into a combination of risk factors, which were independently associated with self-reported cardiovascular disease. The main cluster included hypertension and diabetes, accounting for an independent risk ratio of 8.5 (95%CI: 3.0-24.5). Clustering of cardiovascular risk factors is strongly associated with self-reported cardiovascular disease among women

Blood pressure · Coronary artery disease · Cross-sectional study · Diabetes mellitus · Disease · Environmental health · Myocardial infarction · Obesity · Pathology · Physical therapy · Population · Stroke (engine) · Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

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