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- Title
Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in adolescents.
- Authors
de Araújo Rodrigues, Naira Lígia; de Oliveira Lima, Luisa Helena; de Sousa Carvalho, Elaine; de Sousa Vera, Paula Valentina; Gonçalves Frota, Karoline de Macêdo; de Oliveira Lopes, Marcos Venícios; Rodrigues Oliveira, Edina Araújo
- Abstract
Objective. Identify risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adolescents. Methodology. Descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted from May to September 2012, in the public schools of the city of Picos (Piaui State, Brazil). The sample consisted of 320 adolescents 10-19 years. Results. As to gender, 60% were female. With regard to blood pressure values, 15.3% of participants had altered blood pressure values (6.9% with hypertension) and, in relation to nutritional status, 15.6% were overweight and 5.3% obese. None of the variables showed statistically significant differences according to sex. Correlation were found between the variables: family history of hypertension with arm circumference and triceps skinfold; maternal education with triceps skinfold thickness and diastolic blood pressure; uptime with body mass index, arm circumference, waist-hip ratio and heart rate; birth weight with body mass index and arm circumference. Conclusion. A significant proportion of adolescent respondents had risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Nursing should lead the adoption of interventions that promote the improvement of healthy lifestyle in adolescence, thus avoiding not only cardiovascular disease, but also other chronic diseases that can develop.
- Subjects
ADOLESCENT health; HEALTH promotion; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; HYPERTENSION; BODY mass index; WAIST-hip ratio; FAMILY history (Medicine); NUTRITIONAL status
- Publication
Investigacion & Educacion en Enfermeria, 2015, Vol 33, Issue 2, p315
- ISSN
0120-5307
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17533/udea.iee.v33n2a14