CARDIOVASCULAR RISK AMONG MILITARY POLICEMEN OF A LARGE CITY IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL

Authors

  • Gilmar Mercês de Jesus Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
  • Nayara Melo Mota
  • Éric Fernando Almeida de Jesus

Keywords:

Abdominal obesity, Cardiovascular diseases, Military police, Physical activity

Abstract

This research estimated the prevalence and factors associated with high cardiovascular risk (HCR), evaluating from abdominal obesity in a sample of 316 military policemen of a large city in Northeastern Brazil. Predictors: gender, age, marital status, graduation, function and time in the police, level of physical activity and smoking. We used the Poisson regression with robust variance to assess the association between HCR and sociodemographic, behavioral and work-related factors. The HCR occurred in 32.3% of subjects surveyed. In the adjusted analysis, gender (OR: 2.39, IC95%: 1.20-4.77), time in the police (OR: 1.74, IC95%: 1.17-2.58) and physical activity level (OR: 1.36, IC95%: 1.00-1.83) were associated with HCR among subjects, adjusted for graduation.

Author Biographies

Gilmar Mercês de Jesus, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana

Professor Assistente do Departamento de Saúde da Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana.

Mestre em Saúde Coletiva.

Líder do Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Atividade Física e Saúde.

Nayara Melo Mota

Licenciada em Educação Física, membro do Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Atividade Física e Saúde (NEPAFIS), Bahia, Brasil

Éric Fernando Almeida de Jesus

Licenciado em Educação Física, membro do Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Atividade Física e Saúde (NEPAFIS), Bahia, Brasil

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Published

2014-02-13

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Artigos Originais