ANALYSIS OF THE PREVALENCE OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

• Autor(a) principal: de Oliveira, Paloma Rodrigues
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Barbosa, Marcos Rafael de Souza, Mendes Silva, Luciana Araujo, Castro, Douglas Pereira, Mattos, Juliana Gonçalves Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Psicologia e Saúde em Debate
• Texto Completo: https://psicodebate.dpgpsifpm.com.br/index.php/periodico/article/view/V6N1A1
• topic: Cardiovascular Risk Factors; Scholastic; Obesity; Sedentary Lifestyle; Physical Education; Factores de riesgo cardiovascular; Estudiantes universitarios; Obesidad; Estilo de vida sedentario; Educación Física; Fatores de Risco Cardiovascular; Universitários; Obesidade; Sedentarismo; Educação Física

Cardiovascular diseases represent a high number and increased morbidity and mortality worldwide due to the style of life. The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among students of a college in the interior of Minas GeraisThis is a descriptive research, quantitative analysis of cross-sectional design carried out with students of the Faculdade Cidade de Coromandel (FCC), between the months of June and July 2016.  We used a sociodemographic questionnaire, anthropometric measurements, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) in the short version and six questions relating to the use of alcoholic beverages and tobacco and the questionnaire for the evaluation of food habits. The study included 56 students of both sexes (in equal parts) that were more than 90 school days in the classroom in college, in various courses.  The age group ranged from 18 to 55 years with a higher prevalence between 21 and 29 years in both sexes (21.5% of male and 26.8% female). The majority is physical education (30.4%), had the student financing of the institution itself (50.0%), were single (75.0%), with regular paid employment (76.7%), with individual income of up to one minimum wage (44.6%) and monthly family income between two and five times the minimum wage (48.2%).   They live with the family (96.4%), with an average of four people in residence (35.7%). It was found that the rate of change of variables analyzed was higher in males (06), with changes in arterial hypertension, in overweight/obesity, in sedentary lifestyle, smoking, in alcoholism and in eating habits. The women had greater changes in variable abdominal circumference (30.3%). The vast majority of students has two to four risk factors for cardiovascular disease (men 37.5% and women 32.1%). There was no statistically significant difference between the stratification of sedentary lifestyle in relation to food, concluding that in this study the first does not interfere in the second. The prevalence was 1.0, whereas all participants have at least one cardiovascular risk factor. In spite of the men make major changes in the variables that compose the factors of cardiovascular risk  factors, women had a high prevalence in risk factors, since the results of the variables are not mutually exclusive.  It is proved there is a need for planning and implementation of proposals to modify the life habits of individuals, especially on the part  of the physical educator.