Investigation of the cardiovascular risk profile in a south Brazilian city: surveys from 2012 to 2016

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the cardiovascular risk profile of the participants recruited from stroke awareness campaigns in Santa Maria RS, Brazil, from 2012 to 2016, using the simplified version of the Framingham Risk Score (FRS). Questionnaires were used to evaluate 1,061 pa...

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Main Authors: Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana Letícia Fornari Caprara, Ana Lucia Cervi Prado, Martim Tobias Bravo Leite
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Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Ana Lucia Cervi Prado
Martim Tobias Bravo Leite
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description ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the cardiovascular risk profile of the participants recruited from stroke awareness campaigns in Santa Maria RS, Brazil, from 2012 to 2016, using the simplified version of the Framingham Risk Score (FRS). Questionnaires were used to evaluate 1,061 participants from 20 to 74 years old. Data on cardiovascular risk factors were obtained. The prevalence of risk factors and mean FRS for men and women were estimated. The FRS for women was 11.8% (moderate risk) and 24.7% for men (high risk). The vascular age for women was 61.6 years, whereas the vascular age for men was 66 years. Two percent of women had hypertension and diabetes, while both these risk factors were present in 5% of men. Based on the data, the prevalence of stroke risk factors is worrisome, as are the numbers of individuals with moderate and high cardiovascular risk in Santa Maria.
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spelling doaj-art-3357d55609af49f3b6341fbccd9ec41d2025-08-20T02:24:17ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-422776421922410.1590/0004-282x20180020S0004-282X2018000400219Investigation of the cardiovascular risk profile in a south Brazilian city: surveys from 2012 to 2016Jamir Pitton RissardoAna Letícia Fornari CapraraAna Lucia Cervi PradoMartim Tobias Bravo LeiteABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the cardiovascular risk profile of the participants recruited from stroke awareness campaigns in Santa Maria RS, Brazil, from 2012 to 2016, using the simplified version of the Framingham Risk Score (FRS). Questionnaires were used to evaluate 1,061 participants from 20 to 74 years old. Data on cardiovascular risk factors were obtained. The prevalence of risk factors and mean FRS for men and women were estimated. The FRS for women was 11.8% (moderate risk) and 24.7% for men (high risk). The vascular age for women was 61.6 years, whereas the vascular age for men was 66 years. Two percent of women had hypertension and diabetes, while both these risk factors were present in 5% of men. Based on the data, the prevalence of stroke risk factors is worrisome, as are the numbers of individuals with moderate and high cardiovascular risk in Santa Maria.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2018000400219&lng=en&tlng=enrisk factorsstrokecardiovascular diseases
spellingShingle Jamir Pitton Rissardo
Ana Letícia Fornari Caprara
Ana Lucia Cervi Prado
Martim Tobias Bravo Leite
Investigation of the cardiovascular risk profile in a south Brazilian city: surveys from 2012 to 2016
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
risk factors
stroke
cardiovascular diseases
title Investigation of the cardiovascular risk profile in a south Brazilian city: surveys from 2012 to 2016
title_full Investigation of the cardiovascular risk profile in a south Brazilian city: surveys from 2012 to 2016
title_fullStr Investigation of the cardiovascular risk profile in a south Brazilian city: surveys from 2012 to 2016
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of the cardiovascular risk profile in a south Brazilian city: surveys from 2012 to 2016
title_short Investigation of the cardiovascular risk profile in a south Brazilian city: surveys from 2012 to 2016
title_sort investigation of the cardiovascular risk profile in a south brazilian city surveys from 2012 to 2016
topic risk factors
stroke
cardiovascular diseases
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2018000400219&lng=en&tlng=en
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