Investigation of the cardiovascular risk profile in a south Brazilian city: surveys from 2012 to 2016

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the cardiovascular risk profile of the participants recruited from stroke awareness campaigns in Santa Maria RS, Brazil, from 2012 to 2016, using the simplified version of the Framingham Risk Score (FRS). Questionnaires were used to evaluate 1,061 participants from 20 to 74 years old. Data on cardiovascular risk factors were obtained. The prevalence of risk factors and mean FRS for men and women were estimated. The FRS for women was 11.8% (moderate risk) and 24.7% for men (high risk). The vascular age for women was 61.6 years, whereas the vascular age for men was 66 years. Two percent of women had hypertension and diabetes, while both these risk factors were present in 5% of men. Based on the data, the prevalence of stroke risk factors is worrisome, as are the numbers of individuals with moderate and high cardiovascular risk in Santa Maria.

摘要 本研究旨在采用简化版弗雷明汉风险评分（Framingham Risk Score, FRS），分析2012年至2016年巴西南大河州圣玛丽亚市卒中知晓度宣传活动中招募的1061名20至74岁受试者的心血管风险特征。本研究通过问卷调查收集受试者的心血管危险因素相关数据，进而估算不同性别受试者的危险因素患病率及平均弗雷明汉风险评分。结果显示，女性受试者的平均弗雷明汉风险评分为11.8%（属于中等风险），男性为24.7%（属于高风险）；女性的血管年龄为61.6岁，男性则为66岁。2%的女性同时患有高血压与糖尿病，而同时存在这两种危险因素的男性占比达5%。基于上述数据，圣玛丽亚市的卒中危险因素患病率以及存在中、高心血管风险的人群占比均令人担忧。