Abstract
This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of major cardiometabolic diseases according to the sociodemographic characteristics and lifestyle in the riverine communities of the municipalities of Tefé and Santa Isabel do Rio Negro, State of Amazonas, Brazil. Descriptive tests and logistic regression models were used to estimate the effect of age, gender, marital status, education, smoking, alcohol consumption and sedentary lifestyle on the prevalence of cardiometabolic diseases in 552 adults aged from 18 to 78 years. The prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and obesity in Tefé and Santa Isabel do Rio Negro were respectively 28 / 30.7%; 28.2/ 8.9%; and 22.3 / 42%. In Tefé, married men, aged over 35 years, were more susceptible to the cardiometabolic diseases. In Santa Isabel do Rio Negro, smoking men aged over 35 with low education level were more prone to diabetes and hypertension. Such data reinforce the need to monitor the risk indicators as a preventive measure and early detection of some cardiometabolic diseases.
Highlights
Cardiometabolic diseases - diabetes mellitus, obesity and cardiovascular diseases - are one of the most serious public health problems today (Passi, 2016)
75% deaths due to complications of diabetes mellitus, obesity and cardiovascular diseases occurred in low- and middle-income countries, and 40% were considered premature deaths (Sommer et al, 2015)
The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of major cardiometabolic diseases and to describe them according to sociodemographic and lifestyle descriptors in the riverine populations living in the municipalities of Tefé and Santa Isabel do Rio Negro, State of Amazonas
Summary
Cardiometabolic diseases - diabetes mellitus, obesity and cardiovascular diseases - are one of the most serious public health problems today (Passi, 2016). Investigations on the health status of riverine populations and its main determinants will allow comparisons with future assessments and the possible detection of health system fragilities, in addition to increasing the understanding of the magnitude and historical trends of morbidity and mortality risks in these population groups (Oliveira et al, 2013) In this context, the present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of major cardiometabolic diseases (obesity, Azevedo and Freitas diabetes mellitus [DM], arterial hypertension [AH]) and to describe them according to sociodemographic and lifestyle descriptors in the riverine populations living in the municipalities of Tefé and Santa Isabel do Rio Negro, State of Amazonas. These municipalities are located in the interior of the State of Amazonas, and have in common the fact that their populations live on the banks of the main rivers of the Amazon region, the Solimões River and the Negro River, respectively
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