Risk factors for non communicable diseases in a metropolitan area in South of Brazil: prevalence and simultaneity

Authors

  • Bruce B. Duncan Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Faculdade de Medicina; Departamento de Medicina Social
  • Maria I. Schmidt Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Faculdade de Medicina; Departamento de Medicina Social
  • Carísi A. Polanczyk Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Faculdade de Medicina; Departamento de Medicina Social
  • Clécio S. Homrich Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Faculdade de Medicina
  • Roger S. Rosa Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Faculdade de Medicina; Departamento de Medicina Social
  • Aloyzio C. Achutti Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Departamento de Medicina Interna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101993000100007

Keywords:

Hypertension^i2^sepidemiol, Smoking^i2^sepidemiol, Obesity^i2^sepidemiol, Alcoholism^i2^sepidemiol

Abstract

Three-quarters of deaths in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, are due to non-communicable diseases - cardiovascular diseases, alone, being responsible for 35% of them. To evaluate the prevalence of risk factors for these diseases, a household survey of 1,157 randomly sampled individuals between 15 and 64 years of age was undertaken in 1986 and 1987 in census tracts of 4 areas of the city of Porto Alegre. The age-and sex-adjusted prevalence of smoking was 40%, hypertension 14%, obesity 18%, overall sedentary lifestyle 47%, and excessive alcohol consumption 7%. Thirty-nine percent of the sample presented two or more of these five risk factors, and only 22% of men and 21% of women had none of them. The high frequencies and simultaneous presence of these risk factors indicate their importance for programs aimed at the prevention of non-communicable diseases and the promotion of adult health.

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Published

1993-02-01

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (1993)

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Duncan, B. B., Schmidt, M. I., Polanczyk, C. A., Homrich, C. S., Rosa, R. S., & Achutti, A. C. (1993). Risk factors for non communicable diseases in a metropolitan area in South of Brazil: prevalence and simultaneity . Revista De Saúde Pública, 27(1), 43-48. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101993000100007