ABDOMINAL CIRCUMFERENCE AS A PREDICTOR OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK OF ELDERLY.

Abstract

Demographic projections indicate a growing number of elderly and there is still incipient in Ceará programs aimed at improving the quality of life of this group. The monitoring program of the circle appears as an important ally for the elderly may have a better monitoring of risks arising from various diseases peculiar to increase this anthropometric index determining preventive and rehabilitation actions that aim to improve the quality of life in the reality of most survival of the population. This study aimed to identify the risk of cardiovascular disease in 3 different groups of older people by measuring waist circumference. The survey was conducted in two phases, the first consisting of a review of the literature and the second in a cross-sectional study in the application of a questionnaire adapted from Gedarni and application of the WHOQOL-100, the collection and analysis were performed at the Laboratory Biotechnology IFCE. The study sampled 81 individuals participating in the program HYPER-DAY SUS Health Center Sister Hercilia Aragon (SER II) and shelter for the elderly called the Heart Retreat, assisted by professionals from the Federal Office for Education, Science and Technology of Ceará -- IFCE. By analyzing the data could be identified that being female has a higher risk to have cardiovascular disease, but variables such as marital status and living in or on the capital have not directly correlated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease.