Risk estimation of cardiovascular diseases among indigenous adults of the Krenak ethnicity, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Keywords: Risk Factors; Cardiovascular Diseases; South American Indians; Comumunity Health Nursing.

Abstract

Objective: to estimate the risk of cardiovascular diseases in indigenous Krenak through the Framingham Cardiovascular Risk Score. Methodology: cross-sectional epidemiological study conducted with indigenous people aged 30 to 74 years, in Indigenous Land located in the eastern region of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The data collected were: weight and height to calculate BMI, measurement of blood pressure and casual capillary blood glucose, sex, age and smoking. The cardiovascular risk estimated at 10 years was calculated from the Framingham Score algorithm. In addition, normal cardiovascular risk, optimal cardiovascular risk and cardiovascular age were calculated. The sample was characterized with the presentation of absolute and relative frequencies of the variables that make up the cardiovascular risk score of Framingham, stratified by sex. Results: it was observed that cardiovascular risk at 10 years among the Krenak indigenous was higher than normal risk, as well as cardiovascular age was higher than chronological age, although most of the sample had a low cardiovascular risk at 10 years, no statistical difference between the sexes. Conclusion: despite the predominance of low cardiovascular risk in 10 years among the Krenak indigenous, the result of cardiovascular age above chronological age can cause morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular diseases over time in this population.

 

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Author Biographies

Cristiane Alvarenga Chagas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Nutritionist. Master in Nutrition and Health. Nutritionist at the Municipal Health Department of Belo Horizonte

Ricardo Américo Ribeiro de Sá, Hospital Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte

Enfermeiro. Mestre em Saúde e Enfermagem. Coordenador do Núcleo de Segurança do Paciente do Hospital Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte

Teresa Gontijo de Castro, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Nutritionist. PhD in Public Health. Senior Researcher at the University de Auckland, New Zealand

Aline Elizabeth da Silva Miranda, Faculty Senac Minas

Nutritionist. PhD in Nursing. Adjunct Professor at the Faculty Senac Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Maurício Soares Leite, Federal University of Santa Catarina

Nutritionist. PhD in Public Health. Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Santa Catarina

Adriano Marçal Pimenta, Federal University of Paraná

Nurse. PhD in Health and Nursing. Associate Professor III from the Department of Nursing, Federal University of Paraná

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2023-04-24
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Chagas, C. A., Sá, R. A. R. de, Castro, T. G. de, Miranda, A. E. da S., Leite, M. S., & Pimenta, A. M. (2023). Risk estimation of cardiovascular diseases among indigenous adults of the Krenak ethnicity, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Ciência, Cuidado E Saúde, 22. https://doi.org/10.4025/ciencuidsaude.v22i0.66008
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