Consumo alimentar e doença macrovascular em nipo-brasileiros: um estudo transversal

• Autor(a) principal: Salvo, Vera Lúcia Morais Antonio de
• Data de Publicação: 2009
• Outros Autores: Cardoso, Marly Augusto, Barros Junior, Newton de [UNIFESP], Ferreira, Sandra Roberta Gouvea [UNIFESP], Gimeno, Suely Godoy Agostinho [UNIFESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0004-27302009000700011; http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/5309
• topic: Macrovascular disease; food consumption; Japanese-Brazilians; diet; Doença macrovascular; consumo de alimentos; nipo-brasileiros; dieta

OBJECTIVE: To describe the food intake of Japanese-Brazilians with and without macrovascular disease (MVD). METHODS: MVD was defined, for 1,165 Japanese-Brazilians, by scores attributed to the health historical, electrocardiogram and ankle-brachial index values. The usual dietary intake was determined using a food frequency questionnaire. RESULTS: The MVD prevalence was of 3.2%, being similar among genders. Statistically higher frequencies of individuals with MVD were observed among those of first generation, with age > 60 years, tobacco user, with hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia and diabetes. Subjects with MVD were older, with smaller hip circumference, and higher systolic blood pressure levels, triglycerides and glycemia concentration; they informed higher consumption of iron source food and smaller of grains fibers. Statistically significant difference was found to saturated fat (crude analysis: second tercile versus first tercile). CONCLUSIONS: Programs of nutritional education should be stimulated in this group with high prevalence of non-communicable chronic diseases.