Jairo Luís Hoerlle

Prevalência e perfil sociodemográfico de diabetes e hipertensão em indivíduos do sistema de informação da atenção básica

Objective: To determine the prevalence and sociodemographic profile of individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM) and systemic arterial hypertension (SAH), registered in the Primary Healthcare Information System (Sistema de Informacao da Atencao Basica - SIAB) in the city of Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, in 2012. Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive exploratory study, with a quantitative approach, used secondary data retrieved from the SIAB, regarding 757 individuals. Data was processed and analyzed with SPSS software version 20.0. Results: In the sample of 757 subjects, a mean age of 40.87 ± 16.15 years was obtained, with 50.2% (380) male and 49.8% (377) female. Similarly, 97% (734) are literate. The study found a DM frequency of only 3.1% (1,131) in the total population, and of 4.5% (34) in the selected sample, and a prevalence of hypertension of 15% (5,849) and 17.3% (131), respectively. There was a positive, weak but significant, correlation between SAH, DM and age (p=0.000). Conclusion: The data obtained indicates a low prevalence of DM and SAH in individuals registered in SIAB in a countryside city of Rio Grande do Sul. doi:10.5020/18061230.2014.p295

Perfil lipídico dos usuários dos postos de saúde do município de Arroio do Meio, RS, Brasil

The objective of this study is to evaluate the lipemic profile of the population of Arroio do Meio, State of Rio Grande do Sul, to identify alterations and to verify its representativity among local population. The group was consisted of 200 (two hundred) persons, male and female, aged over 18 years. The plasmatic lipid lipoproteins dosages were achieved by collecting blood samples, after 12 hours of fast. The plasmatic lipid concentrations were established through laboratory process. A questionnaire was applied to know the profile of the users of the health centers of Arroio do Meio. The statistical analysis of data was obtained by the BIOESTAT 5.0 software. It was verified that 26,75% of people have lipidic profile with atherogenic risk; 37% have total cholesterol dosages ≤ 200 mg/dL; 14% HDL ≥ 35 mg/dL; 31% LDL ≤ 130 mg/dL and 24 % have triglycerides concentrations ≤ 150 mg/dL. Significative differences of total cholesterol occur between both sexes, with major indexes among women, depending on age and weight of the individuals. Associations with changed lipemic profile with sedentariness nature and tabagism were not verified.