Prevalência de fatores de risco cardiovasculares em ingressantes de um programa de reabilitação cardíaca

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases represent the highest mortality rates in people in the world, and different anthropometric indicators such as body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-hip ratio (WHR), in addition to identifying the individual's lifestyle, are used as a form of identification and risk stratification for cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to identify cardiovascular risk factors in a population with heart disease entering a cardiac rehabilitation program. The sample consisted of cardiac patients entering a cardiac rehabilitation program at a specialized clinic in the city of Caxias do Sul in 2019. All data necessary for the study were collected from the patients' medical records, previously obtained by evaluations of the healthcare service itself. from CECLIN - UCS, such as information from the anthropometric assessment, lifestyle, hemodynamics, aerobic capacity and measures of sample characterization. Data related to the analysis of risk factors and anthropometric measures are presented as a percentage. The results of the study show a significant correlation between age and: VO2max and SBP, that is, with aging, VO2max decreased and SBP increased, regardless of gender. And in relation to the differences between genders, significant differences were found in the variables BMI and AC, which were with higher values in the female profile, and a significant difference for VO2max, with higher values in the male profile compared to the female. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]