Alcohol and tobacco consumption: risk factor for cardiovascular disease on elderly population in the south of Brazil
Objective: This cross-sectional study evaluated the prevalence of tobacco and/or alcohol consumption and cardiovascular diseases in a population in southern Brazil.Methods and Individuals: study population: 229 elderly (56.3% of women and 43.7% of men) with more than 60 years living in the city of C...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade La Salle (UNILASALLE) |
| Repositorio: | Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistas.unilasalle.edu.br:article/2339 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unilasalle.edu.br/index.php/saude_desenvolvimento/article/view/2339 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Tobacco Alcohol Elderly Cardiovascular diseases Tabaco Álcool Idoso doenças cardiovasculares |
| Sumario: | Objective: This cross-sectional study evaluated the prevalence of tobacco and/or alcohol consumption and cardiovascular diseases in a population in southern Brazil.Methods and Individuals: study population: 229 elderly (56.3% of women and 43.7% of men) with more than 60 years living in the city of Cachoeira do Sul / RS. A structured questionnaire was used, containing information such as age, sex, education, and reports of alcohol, tobacco and cardiovascular diseases.Results: 38.4% of the interviewees reported using tobacco (66% of men and 17% of women) and 24.5% reported being ex-smokers. Gender and schooling showed a significant association with tobacco use in the multivariate analysis. Among the subjects who declared themselves smokers, 37.5% consume alcohol. Univariate and multivariate analysis indicated a significant association between heart disease and smoking. Logistic regression showed association between hypertension and smoking. The overall prevalence estimated for alcohol use was 35.4% (12.4% of women and 65% of men). About 50% of hypertensive individuals consume alcohol and we observed a significant association between age and alcohol consumption.Conclusion: This is a cross-sectional study that is not suitable for causality study. However, we can affirm that there is an association between alcohol and/or tobacco consumption and an increase in the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in the elderly. |
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