CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS, ACCORDING TO AGE GROUP, IN ADULTS. CUIABÁ-MT, 2014 .

INTRODUCTION AND AIM: Exposure to increasingly early cardiovascular risk factors has led to premature deaths, especially in low and middle income countries. Considering that many of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) can be prevented and controlled, the study aims at estimating the ratio of some risk factors for CVD in adults in Cuiabá- MT, according to age group using data from VIGITEL-2014. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with 1509 adults aged 20 to 59, of both genders, living in Cuiabá- MT Brazil was made. They were interviewed via Telephone Inquiry (VIGITEL) by the Surveillance System of Risk Factors and Protection from Chronic Diseases in 2014. Risk factors such as smoking, obesity, physical inactivity, excessive intake of alcohol, excessively fat meats and diseases such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia were analyzed in the categories of 20-39 and 40-59 years of age. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, smoking and physical inactivity was higher in the age group 40-59 years with statistically significant difference among age groups (p < 0.05). The excessive intake of alcohol and fat meats showed higher prevalence in the lower age group (20-39 years) but statistically significant only for excessively fat meats.