Dyslipidemia and cardiovascular risk in Afro-descendants: a study of the Quilombola communities in Maranhão, Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Barbosa, Maria do Carmo Lacerda
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Barbosa, José Bonifácio, Guerra, Luis Felipe Alves, Barbosa, Mirza Ferreira Lima, Barbosa, Felipe Lacerda, Barbosa, Raphael Lacerda, Guida, Dayane Lima, Martins, Maylla Luanna Barbosa, Bouskela, Eliete, Nascimento, Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão, Melo, Gabriel Sandrin de Oliveira, Castro, Mariana Marques da Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.rbmfc.org.br/rbmfc/article/view/925
• topic: Dyslipidemias; Cardiovascular Diseases; African Continental Ancestry Group; Ethnicity and Health; Afro-descendants; Dislipidemias; Enfermedades Cardiovasculares; Grupo de Ascendencia Continental Africana; Origen Étnico y Salud; Dislipidemias; Doenças Cardiovasculares; Grupo com Ancestrais do Continente Africano; Origem Étnica e Saúde

Objective: to evaluate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors associated with dyslipidemia in Quilombola communities in Maranhão, Brazil. Methods: a cross-sectional study was performed from February 2010 to November 2011. A total of 202 individuals belonging to the Quilombola communities in Codó, Maranhão were assessed. Risk factors associated with dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome (MS) were evaluated. Results: the results showed a high prevalence of dyslipidemia (72.28%) and hypertension (43.07%). Isolated hypertriglyceridemia (38.61%) with normal levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol was present in most individuals. Furthermore, the prevalence of MS and the estimated cardiovascular risks were low in this population. Conclusion: dyslipidemia, at the expense of triglycerides, and hypertension was highly prevalent. However, the frequency of other risk factors for cardiovascular events was low. A low prevalence of MS and cardiovascular risk according to the Framingham score for cardiovascular diseases was also identified.