title: [Risk factors for non-communicable diseases in a metropolitan area in the south of Brazil. Prevalence and simultaneity].
abstract: Three-quarters of deaths in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, are due to non-communicable diseases-cardiovascular diseases, alone, being responsible for 35% of them. To evaluate the prevalence of risk factors for these diseases, a household survey of 1,157 randomly sampled individuals between 15 and 64 years of age was undertaken in 1986 and 1987 in census tracts of 4 areas of the city of Porto Alegre. The age- and sex-adjusted prevalence of smoking was 40%, hypertension 14%, obesity 18%, overall sedentary life-style 47%, and excessive alcohol consumption 7%. Thirty-nine percent of the sample presented two or more of these five risk factors, and only 22% of men and 21% of women had none of them. The high frequencies and simultaneous presence of these risk factors indicate their importance for programs aimed at the prevention of non-communicable diseases and the promotion of adult health.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Social, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)-Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Polanczyk
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Homrich
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Achutti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: Fatores de risco para doenças não-transmissíveis em área metropolitana na região sul do Brasil. Prevalência e simultaneidade.