Global cardiovascular risk stratification among hypertensive patients treated in a Family Health Unit of Parnaíba, Piauí - doi: 10.5020/18061230.2012.p287

Abstract

Objective: To stratify the global cardiovascular risk among hypertensive patients attended in a Family Health Unit (FHU). Methods: A quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive study with population of hypertensive patients undergoing treatment in a FHU, module 34, in Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil, in the period from July to August 2011. The sample consisted of 45 volunteers, selected by free demand conglomerate, who filled a form with questions that support the analysis and Global Cardiovascular Risk stratification (GCR), according to the VI Brazilian Guidelines on Hypertension (VI BGH - 2010), The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Society of Hypertension (ESH - 2007). The subjects were then submitted to measurement of blood pressure (BP), waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI). Results: The most evident risk factor in the sample was overweight/obesity in 75.5% (n=34), followed by sedentary lifestyle in 73.3% (n=33) and hypercholesterolemia in 55.5% (n=25). The data collected resulted in a stratification in which 84.4% (n=38) presented high added risk and 15.5% (n=7) a very high added risk of presenting cardiovascular events in the next 10 years. Conclusion: The stratification in the population studied indicated high incidence of such factors, pointing to the need of interfering in this population segment, in order to promote changes in lifestyle that generate prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases.