Hypertensive patients and risk factors related to physical activity and nutrition.
The aim of this study was to identify the cardiovascular risk factors related to physical activity and/or nutrition of hypertensive patients (n = 99) seen at a public health care center of a large city in the southeastern part of Brazil. These factors included, diabetes mellitus (36.4% of patients, more frequent in women), dyslipidemia (38.4%, with no gender differences) and overweight/obesity (83.1% with Body Mass Index (BMI) higher than 24.9 Kg/m2, more frequent in women). The mean BMI was 29.2 Kg/m2 (+/- 5.5); significantly higher among women. All these factors are related to the dysmetabolic syndrome and the risk can be prevented or controlled with interventions involving physical activity and nutrition.
Piovesana
Paula de Moura
Pde M
Aluna do Curso de Especialização, Modalidade Residência, da Universidade Federal de São Paulo.
Colombo
Roberta Cunha Rodrigues
RC
Gallani
Maria Cecília Bueno Jayme
MC
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D004032:Diet; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology; D004522:Educational Status; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D050177:Overweight; D011203:Poverty; D012307:Risk Factors; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data