title: [Risk factors for cardiovascular disease in prison institution staff: a cross-sectional study].
abstract: to analyze risk factors for cardiovascular disease in prison institution staff.
  
  
  
  this was a cross-sectional study with a sample of 127 staff of both sexes; prevalence ratios (PR) were estimated adjusted for age and education, as were the respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI).
  
  
  
  higher proportions of waist circumference ratios were found above the recommended values (58.1%) and the accumulation of two risk factors for females (33.8%); among males there was higher prevalence of abnormal glucose levels (PR=10.73 - 95%CI 1.31;87.92) and blood pressure (PR=2.63 - 95%CI 1.31;6.50).
  
  
  
  the risk factors for cardiovascular disease found among staff in this study were waist circumference, glucose levels and blood pressure above the recommended values; these health risks can to be addressed through health promotion and disease prevention measures, as well as effective attention to those who are already sick.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Departamento de Saúde Coletiva, Campinas-SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Celene Aparecida Ferrari
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Audi
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Departamento de Saúde Coletiva, Campinas-SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Silvia Maria
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Santiago
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Departamento de Saúde Coletiva, Campinas-SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria da Graça Garcia
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Departamento de Saúde Coletiva, Campinas-SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Francisco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011330:Prisons; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055105:Waist Circumference; D055815:Young Adult