title: [Childhood prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors].
abstract: Cardiovascular risk factors were investigated in 356 children 5 to 9 years of age who were treated at a primary care center located in a low-income area in Greater Metropolitan Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lipid profile, nutritional status, food intake, and lifestyle were evaluated. 10.7% of the children were overweight, 68.4% had some type of dyslipidemia, and 18.6% showed high LDL-c. To describe the food intake pattern, the answers to the qualitative food questionnaire were submitted to multivariate cluster analysis, producing six basic groups: traditional Brazilian cooking; "modern" food (including diet and light products); fried food; sweets and soft drinks (mixed with other groups); and other poorly defined groups. The high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (beginning in childhood) and the evidence of inadequate dietary habits indicate that a preventive family-focused strategy is needed to change the dietary pattern of low-income groups towards healthier eating.
authors: Centro de Saúde Escola Germano Sinval Faria, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. ileus@ensp.fiocruz.br
authors: Sueli Rosa
authors: SR
authors: Gama
authors: Marilia Sá
authors: MS
authors: Carvalho
authors: Célia Regina Moutinho de Miranda
authors: CR
authors: Chaves
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004032:Diet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors