Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade (Sep 2015)

Dyslipidemia and cardiovascular risk in Afro-descendants: a study of the Quilombola communities in Maranhão, Brazil

  • Maria do Carmo Lacerda Barbosa,
  • José Bonifácio Barbosa,
  • Luis Felipe Alves Guerra,
  • Mirza Ferreira Lima Barbosa,
  • Felipe Lacerda Barbosa,
  • Raphael Lacerda Barbosa,
  • Dayane Lima Guida,
  • Maylla Luanna Barbosa Martins,
  • Eliete Bouskela,
  • Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento,
  • Gabriel Sandrin de Oliveira Melo,
  • Mariana Marques da Silva Castro

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5712/rbmfc10(36)925
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 36

Abstract

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Objective: to evaluate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors associated with dyslipidemia in Quilombola communities in Maranhão, Brazil. Methods: a cross-sectional study was performed from February 2010 to November 2011. A total of 202 individuals belonging to the Quilombola communities in Codó, Maranhão were assessed. Risk factors associated with dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome (MS) were evaluated. Results: the results showed a high prevalence of dyslipidemia (72.28%) and hypertension (43.07%). Isolated hypertriglyceridemia (38.61%) with normal levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol was present in most individuals. Furthermore, the prevalence of MS and the estimated cardiovascular risks were low in this population. Conclusion: dyslipidemia, at the expense of triglycerides, and hypertension was highly prevalent. However, the frequency of other risk factors for cardiovascular events was low. A low prevalence of MS and cardiovascular risk according to the Framingham score for cardiovascular diseases was also identified.

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