An assessment of the diet, body composition and lipid profile of hypertensive patients

Authors

  • Francisca Rosângela Silva FUNDAÇÃO MUNICIPAL DE SAÚDE DE TERESINA-FMS-THE
  • Regina Célia de Assis UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PIAUÍ
  • Manoel Dias Souza Filho FACULDADE INTEGRAL DIFERENCIAL - FACID
  • Maria do Carmo de Carvalho e Martins UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PIAUÍ E DA FACULDADE NOVAFAPI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v8i3.1755

Keywords:

Composição corporal, Consumo alimentar, Hipertensão arterial.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the food consumption pattern, the body composition and the lipidic profle of hypertension patients attended by a team of The Family Health Program, in Teresina / PI. The sample consisted of 45 patients with confirmed diagnoses of hypertension. The analyses showed that 87% of the patients were sedentary; 75.6% were overweight; 17.8% had lower than recommended levels of HDl-c; 71.1% had high levels of LDL-c and 62.2% high levels of triglycerides. Regarding the assessment of diet, the findings revealed a low energetic consumption, high levels of sodium and protein, as well as a low fibers intake. Therefore, this group presented various risk factors for cardiovascular problems such as: overweight, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia and sedentarism. The analysis of the results also sowed the need for implementing strategies using educational measures that bring about lifestyle changes to control these risk factors and the harm they cause to health.

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Author Biographies

Francisca Rosângela Silva, FUNDAÇÃO MUNICIPAL DE SAÚDE DE TERESINA-FMS-THE

GRADUADA EM NUTRIÇÃO E NUTRICIONISTA DA FUNDAÇÃO MUNICIPAL DE SAÚDE DE TERESINA-FMS-THE

Regina Célia de Assis, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PIAUÍ

DOUTORA EM BIOQUÍMICA PELA UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO E PROFESSORA DO DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA E FARMACOLOGIA DA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PIAUÍ

Manoel Dias Souza Filho, FACULDADE INTEGRAL DIFERENCIAL - FACID

MESTRE EM CIÊNCIAS E SAÚDE PELA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PIAUÍ E PROFESSOR DA FACULDADE INTEGRAL DIFERENCIAL – FACID

Maria do Carmo de Carvalho e Martins, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PIAUÍ E DA FACULDADE NOVAFAPI

DOUTORA EM CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS PELA UNIVERSIDADE DE PERNAMBUCO E PROFESSORA DO DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOFÍSICA E FISIOLOGIA DA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PIAUÍ E DA FACULDADE NOVAFAPI

Published

2009-10-29

How to Cite

1.
Silva FR, Assis RC de, Souza Filho MD, Martins M do C de C e. An assessment of the diet, body composition and lipid profile of hypertensive patients. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2009 Oct. 29 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];8(3):415-26. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/1755

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