PREVALENCE OF RISK FACTORS IN POST-ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PATIENTS Caroline Simões Teixeira, Sarita Barbosa Sanches, Ivan dos Santos Vivas

Abstract

This study aims to determine the prevalence of risk factors in patients who suffered acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with the specific aim of separating genders. For this purpose, an observational cross-sectional study was carried out with 104 volunteers admitted to Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Santos (ISCMS), from 2011 to 2015. The patients were evaluated through a questionnaire in which information on their personal history and lifestyle habits was collected, and their height and weight were verified in order to calculate the body mass index (BMI) to assess the degree of obesity. The male gender was predominant (n = 76; 73.1%), Caucasian (n = 62; 59.6%) and the mean age was 62.56 ± 11.21 years. The most prevalent personal history was systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) in 68.3% (n = 71) of the sample. Regarding personal lifestyle habits, there was a prevalence of sedentary lifestyle (n = 63; 60.6%), with a higher than expected mean BMI, classified as mild obesity. In the comparison between genders, it was possible to observe a significant difference in the factors dyslipidemia (DLP) (p = 0.002), Diabetes Mellitus (DM) (p = 0.035) and Peripheral Vascular Disease (p = 0.015) in women, while alcohol intake (p = 0.001) and smoking (p = 0.009) predominate in men. No significant difference was observed in the other risk factors between men and women. Thus, it was possible to conclude that the presence of several risk factors leads to the development of AMI, and prevention and control strategies are necessary in an attempt to reduce the rates of PVD.