[Evaluation of a search for subjects in high risk for cardiovascular disease. An experience of the Heart Week--1993].
OBJECTIVE
To test the efficaccy of primary prevention in detecting a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors in a low income population and unaware individuals with hypertension, diabetes mellitus and hypercholesterolemia in the district of Butantã (São Paulo, Brazil).


METHODS
We studied 156 people older than 40 years-old, 126 (80.8%) female, mean age 53 years and observed their cardiovascular risk factors.


RESULTS
The proportion of unaware hypertensive patients was of 46.4% among hypertensive women and 40.0% among hypertensive men; and about diabetes, the proportion of unawareness was 22.2% among diabetic women and 50.0% among diabetic men, although the total number of diabetics and of hypertensive men was very small.


CONCLUSIONS
People with the following attributes: female, overweight, hypertensive and with glucose intolerance were those with more concern about health and prevention. In other hand, men and smokers were absent of those activities showing a low self-concern with health and disease.
Martins Benseñor
I J
IJ
Hospital das Clínicas, FMUSP, São Paulo.
Lotufo
P A
PA
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011204:Poverty Areas; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
Avaliação de atividade de busca de alto risco para doença cardiovascular. Uma experiência na Semana do Coração-1993.