CORRELAÇÃO DA COMPOSIÇÃO CORPORAL COM A INCIDÊNCIA DE DOENÇAS CARDIOVASCULARES EM UM HOSPITAL DO OESTE DO PARANÁ

There are several risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, such as: overweight / obesity, physical inactivity, stress, genetic factors, arterial hypertension, smoking, age, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, among others. Based on this prerogative, the objective of the study was to analyze body composition and the incidence of cardiovascular diseases or chronic non-communicable diseases associated with them, of adult individuals admitted to a hospital in western Parana. The research used data collected from medical records of patients of both sexes, aged between 40 and 90 years, who had cardiovascular diseases or chronic non-communicable diseases. In addition to the incidence of disease, data on body composition such as weight, height and skin folds were also collected. The results were expressed using descriptive and quantitative statistics and analyzed using the Shapiro-Wilk., Mann-Whitney-U tests, T test, Chi-square test, ANOVA and the Spearman correlation test with a 5% significance level. . The highest pathological incidence in individuals was arterial hypertension. The results showed that the more the age advances, the smaller the individual's weight and also the arm circumference. Still, individuals with shorter stature showed higher values of tricipital skinfold. The body mass index and weight showed higher averages for those who had up to two associated pathologies. However, having one or more pathologies did not differ between individuals assessed for these variables. These diseases are part of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in the world and changes in weight and greater accumulation of body fat increase the risk for their occurrence.