title: Monitoring of risk and protective factors for chronic non communicable diseases by telephone survey in Brazilian State Capitals, 2008.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the prevalence of protective and risk factors for the most important chronic non communicable diseases in all Brazilian capitals, including the Federal District.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data used were collected in 2008 through VIGITEL, an ongoing population-based telephone survey surveillance system implemented in all Brazilian State capitals since 2006. In 2008, over 54,000 interviews were completed over the phone with a random sample of individuals living in all 27 capitals.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The analyses showed differences in the prevalence of determinants of chronic diseases by demographic characteristics such as gender, age and schooling. Men were more likely to be current smokers, overweight, and consumers of soft drinks, fatty meat and alcohol. They were also more likely to be more active in leisure. Women reported being more likely to eat healthy, but also were more likely to have a physician diagnosis of high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, osteoporosis and overall poor health status. In general, the prevalence of risk factors studied increased with decreasing levels of schooling.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The VIGITEL system was implemented to monitor changes in the prevalence of determinants of chronic diseases over time to inform public health workers and decision makers to adjust existing programs and policies according to the changing profile of consumers. The ultimate goal is to improve the health of the Brazilian population.
authors.affiliation: Coordenação Geral de Doenças e Agravos Não Transmissíveis, Departamento de Análise de Situação de Saúde, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Brasília, DF, Brasil. deborah.malta@saude.gov.br
authors.forename: Deborah Carvalho
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Malta
authors.forename: Sara Araújo
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Patrícia Pereira Vasconcelos
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Betine Pinto Moehlecke
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Iser
authors.forename: Regina Tomie Ivata
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Bernal
authors.forename: Luciana Monteiro Vasconcelos
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Sardinha
authors.forename: Lenildo de
authors.initials: Ld
authors.lastname: Moura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013689:Telephone; D014504:Urban Health; D055815:Young Adult