Open AccessPrevalence of chronic noncommunicable diseases and their associated factors in adults over 39 years in riverside population in the Western Brazilian Amazon region
Author(s) -
Antonieta,
Juliana Souza de Almeida Aranha Camargo,
Sérgio de Almeida Basano,
Luís Marcelo Aranha Camargo
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of human growth and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.218
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2175-3598
pISSN - 0104-1282
DOI - 10.36311/jhgd.v32.11323
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal obesity , epidemiology , obesity , waist , confidence interval , population , demography , diabetes mellitus , kidney disease , amazon rainforest , blood pressure , cross sectional study , disease , pediatrics , environmental health , endocrinology , ecology , pathology , sociology , biology
The prevalence of Chronic Noncommunicable Disease (CND) are rocketting over the world, including in young adults. The WHO estimates that more than half of the deaths in the world are caused by CND.
A cross-sectional study was carried out from june to november 2016. The researchers visited 16 communities, with a sample size of 183 adult individuals performed for convenience. The patients went through screening and verified: weight, height, abdominal circumference, blood pressure, clinical-epidemiological history and performed physical and laboratory examination. Prevalence ratios were calculated with confidence intervals of 95% and with statistical significance with p<0.05.
This study aims to estimate the prevalence of CND and its associated factors in the elderly riverside population of the Rio Madeira in Humaitá, Amazonas State, Western Brazilian Amazon.
The prevalence of systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) was 44.7%, 52.6% in female. Of the individuals with SAH, 77.5% did not use medication. About 51.5% of them had Grade I SAH. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus was 16.4%, where no patient used medication and about 40.4% of the studied population fits in the glucose intolerance range. Metabolic syndrome presented a prevalence of 24.0%, with a higher frequency in females (33.8%) (p=0.007). Concerning chronic kidney disease, a prevalence of 12.1% was observed in both genders. The associated factors found were alcoholism, smoking, sedentary lifestyle and obesity, and more than 45% of the patients had at least two associated factors.
The population had a high prevalence of CND and associated factors, low frequency of medication use, revealing inefficiency of the local health system. Increased coverage of the Governmental Family Health Strategy (GFHS) and the increase in number of trained Community Health Assistants , together with health education actions can increase the population’s health standard.