Abstract
Abstract To establish the prevalence of coronary risk in physical education students, and compare risk between the genders and the years of course. We evaluated 246 physical education students using RISKO questionnaire to determine eight risk factors: age, heredity, body weight, smoking, physical inactivity, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension and sex. Students had mean coronary risk score of 16.03 ± 3.52 points, rated "below-average risk." Men had significantly greater risk compared to women. No difference was found between the years of course. The prevalence of risk factors were heritability (58.37%), physical inactivity (32.65%), hypercholesterolemia (32.24%), overweight (27.35%), smoking (3.67%) and hypertension (2.45%). The coronary risk of physical education students was rated as below average, being higher among men than women, and no difference in risk between years of course. The most prevalent risk factors were heredity, physical inactivity, overweight and hypercholesterolemia.
Highlights
Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are a major public health concern, representing a substantial portion of the expenses of the Health System and the Supplementary Health System (MHB, 2012)
The score obtained in the whole sample fell within the category of “below-average risk,” according to the classification of Michigan Heart Association (MHA) (MHA, 1973)
The data from the current study indicate a “below average risk” (16.03 ± 3.52 points) according to MHA for this sample of physical education students (MHA, 1973)
Summary
Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are a major public health concern, representing a substantial portion of the expenses of the Health System and the Supplementary Health System (MHB, 2012). Estimates from the World Health Organization show that NCDs account for 63% of all 36 million deaths worldwide in 2008 (WHO, 2011). In Brazil, the NCDs are important, accounting for 31.3% of deaths from cardiovascular disease and 72% of total deaths in 2007 (Schmidt et al, 2011). Historical mortality statistics available for the Brazilian state capitals indicate that the proportion of deaths from NCDs increased more than threefold between 1930 and 2006 (Malta et al, 2006). Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the NCD that stands out among all chronic degenerative diseases. CVD includes coronary atherosclerosis, strokes, hypertension and its complications, and is the largest cause of death in adults (Haskell et al, 2007)
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