Determinantes de risco para doenças cardiovasculares em escolares
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2006-07
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o investigate the occurrence and association of
arterial hypertension with several lifestyle variables. Transversal population-based study with a random
sample of students (7 to 14 years of age) of public and
private schools. Variables investigated were nutritional
status, blood pressure, and lifestyle (tobacco use, alcohol
intake, physical activity and eating habits). Out of the 3,169 schoolchildren assessed, 5.0% had
arterial hypertension and 6.2% had normal-high blood
pressure. Classifi cation by gender shows boys 6.4% and
girls 6.0% with normal-high blood pressure, and boys
4.3% and girls 5.7% with arterial hypertension. Body
mass index (BMI) measurements identifi ed 16.0% excess
weight students, 4.9% of whom were obese. A signifi cant
association (p = 0.01) between arterial hypertension
and excess weight was observed. Among the students
participating in the study, 11.6% did not attend physical
education classes and 37.8% had sedentary leisure
habits. Twenty students (0.6%) were smokers and 32.7%
had already experimented with alcohol. None of these
variables showed statistical signifi cance as to blood
pressure values and nutritional status. In light of the fi ndings in this study which show
schoolchildren with a higher than expected frequency
of mean blood pressure and BMI values, associated
with a lifestyle that tends to favour the development
of cardiovascular diseases, we felt led to propose
interventional measures focused on the school as an
agent of change and capable of conveying information
to family units. This possibility encourages us to propose
that schools be partners in promoting health.
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Prevenção e controle, Saúde escolar, Epidemiologia, Antropometria, Pressão arterial, Prevention and control, Epidemiology, Student health, Anthropometry, Arterial blood pressure
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MONEGO, Estelamaris T.; JARDIM, Paulo César Brandão Veiga. Determinantes de risco para doenças cardiovasculares em escolares. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, São Paulo, v. 87, n. 1, p. 37-45, 2006.