Prevalência dos fatores de risco coronariano em professores universitários

• Autor(a) principal: Moreira, Osvaldo Costa
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV
• Texto Completo: http://locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/3458
• topic: Epidemiologia; Doença crônica; Risco cardiovascular; Antropometria; Epidemiology; Chronic disease; Cardiovascular risk; Anthropometry; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::EDUCACAO FISICA

Cardiovascular diseases are currently the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the Western world, both in developed and developing countries. This prognosis is not different in areas of high socio-economic development or underdeveloped areas in Brazil. Thus, the epidemiological studies are essential to establish the degree of influence of these chronic degenerative diseases in certain population groups, thereby aiding in the construction of policies to promote health, intending to minimize its effects. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CRF) in professors of the Universidade Federal de Viçosa, and to verify the association between these factors and the relationship between indicators of physical fitness and health indicators. To this end, a survey was conducted, divided into three chapters. Chapter 1 describes the primary diagnosis of cardiovascular risk factors, aimed at determining the prevalence of CRF in the population of professors at a public university in the state of Minas Gerais, and compares the difference between the genders and age groups for the prevalence of these factors. It was found that the cardiovascular risk factors more prevalent among academics evaluated were age, overweight, abdominal fat accumulation and hypertriglyceridemia, and they are more prevalent in men with positive association with the increasing of age. Chapter 2 aimed to verify the degree of association between different indicators of cardiovascular risk and blood pressure. The results showed that gender, age, BMI, abdominal circumference, percentage body fat and triglycerides were considered risk factors for cardiovascular disease associated with hypertension in the sample of professors evaluated. Chapter 3 aimed to diagnose the physical fitness and health, and to make a comparison of the components of physical fitness and gender. It was found that professors showed unsatisfactory levels of physical fitness and health, for the variables: flexibility, grip strength and BMI, and levels of classification more depressed in males. Furthermore, the indicator variables of physical fitness that had more to do with the health indicators were the percentage of body fat and maximal aerobic capacity.