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

2015; Volume: 10; Issue: 36 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5712/rbmfc10(36)925

2179-7994

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,

Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

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.