Alcohol and tobacco consumption: risk factor for cardiovascular disease on elderly population in the south of Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Eveline Fronza
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Laste, Gabriela, Torres, Ronaldo Lopes, Hidalgo, Maria Paz L, Stroher, Roberta, Torres, Iraci Lucena da Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.unilasalle.edu.br/index.php/saude_desenvolvimento/article/view/2339
• topic: Tobacco; Alcohol; Elderly; Cardiovascular diseases; Saúde; Tabaco; Álcool; Idoso; doenças cardiovasculares

Objective: This cross-sectional study evaluated the prevalence of tobacco and/or alcohol consumption and cardiovascular diseases in a population in southern Brazil.Methods and Individuals: study population: 229 elderly (56.3% of women and 43.7% of men) with more than 60 years living in the city of Cachoeira do Sul / RS. A structured questionnaire was used, containing information such as age, sex, education, and reports of alcohol, tobacco and cardiovascular diseases.Results: 38.4% of the interviewees reported using tobacco (66% of men and 17% of women) and 24.5% reported being ex-smokers. Gender and schooling showed a significant association with tobacco use in the multivariate analysis. Among the subjects who declared themselves smokers, 37.5% consume alcohol. Univariate and multivariate analysis indicated a significant association between heart disease and smoking. Logistic regression showed association between hypertension and smoking. The overall prevalence estimated for alcohol use was 35.4% (12.4% of women and 65% of men). About 50% of hypertensive individuals consume alcohol and we observed a significant association between age and alcohol consumption.Conclusion: This is a cross-sectional study that is not suitable for causality study. However, we can affirm that there is an association between alcohol and/or tobacco consumption and an increase in the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in the elderly.