The study of cardiovascular risk in adolescents – ERICA: rationale, design and sample characteristics of a national survey examining cardiovascular risk factor profile in brazilian adolescents

• Autor(a) principal: Bloch, Katia Vergetti
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Szklo, Moyses, Kuschnir, Maria Cristina C., Abreu, Gabriela de Azevedo, Barufaldi, Laura Augusta, Klein, Carlos Henrique, Vasconcelos, Maurício T. L. de, Veiga, Glória Valéria da, Figueiredo, Valeska C., Moraes, Ana Julia Pantoja, Souza, Ana Luiza Lima, Oliveira, Ana Mayra Andrade de, Schaan, Beatriz D’Argord, Tavares, Bruno Mendes, Oliveira, Cecília Lacroix de, Cunha, Cristiane de Freitas, Giannini, Denise Tavares, Belfort, Dilson Rodrigues, Ribas, Dulce Lopes Barboza, Santos, Eduardo Lima, Leon, Elisa Brosina de, Fujimori, Elizabeth, Oliveira, Elizabete Regina Araújo, Magliano, Erika da Silva, Vasconcelos, Francisco de Assis Guedes, Azevedo, George Dantas de, Brunken, Gisela Soares, Dias, Glauber Monteiro, Correa Filho, Heleno R., Monteiro, Maria Inês, Guimarães, Isabel Cristina Britto, Faria Neto, José Rocha, Oliveira, Juliana Souza, Carvalho, Kenia Mara B. de, Gonçalves, Luis Gonzaga de Oliveira, Santos, Marize M., Muniz, Pascoal Torres, Jardim, Paulo César B. Veiga, Montenegro Jr., Renan Magalhães, Gurgel, Ricardo Queiroz, Vianna, Rodrigo Pinheiro, Vasconcelos, Sandra Mary, Matta, Sandro Silva da, Martins, Stella Maris Seixas, Goldberg, Tamara Beres Lederer, Silva, Thiago Luiz Nogueira da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFRN
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/31590
• topic: Cardiovascular diseases; Metabolic syndrome X; Adolescent

Background: the Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents (Portuguese acronym, “ERICA”) is a multicenter, school-based country-wide cross-sectional study funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, which aims at estimating the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, including those included in the definition of the metabolic syndrome, in a random sample of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years in Brazilian cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. Approximately 85,000 students were assessed in public and private schools. Brazil is a continental country with a heterogeneous population of 190 million living in its five main geographic regions (North, Northeast, Midwest, South and Southeast). ERICA is a pioneering study that will assess the prevalence rates of cardiovascular risk factors in Brazilian adolescents using a sample with national and regional representativeness. This paper describes the rationale, design and procedures of ERICA. Methods/Design: participants answered a self-administered questionnaire using an electronic device, in order to obtain information on demographic and lifestyle characteristics, including physical activity, smoking, alcohol intake, sleeping hours, common mental disorders and reproductive and oral health. Dietary intake was assessed using a 24-hour dietary recall. Anthropometric measures (weight, height and waist circumference) and blood pressure were also be measured. Blood was collected from a subsample of approximately 44,000 adolescents for measurements of fasting glucose, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, glycated hemoglobin and fasting insulin. Discussion: the study findings will be instrumental to the development of public policies aiming at the prevention of obesity, atherosclerotic diseases and diabetes in an adolescent population.