Assessment of the cardiovascular risk in female professors at the end of their reproductive period

Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Rafaela dos Santos Charão de Almeida¹  Tamires Tássia dos Santos²  Sofia Louise Santin Barilli²  Mariana Bello Porciuncula²  Andréia Martins Specht² 

[1] Instituição Grupo Hospitalar Conceição;Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos;

关键词: fatores de risco;    menopausa;    doenças cardiovasculares;    mulheres;   

DOI  :  10.5902/2179769238513

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Objective: To assess the cardiovascular risk in female professors at the end of their reproductive period. Method: A cross-sectional quantitative study conducted in a private university in southern Brazil in September 2018, including climacteric or post-menopausal women older than 44 years of age who had measured their cholesterol levels in the last year and who knew their systolic blood pressure level. Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected using a structured questionnaire; and the cardiovascular risk (CVR) was measured using the Framingham risk score. Results: There was a difference in the CVR between the phases (climacteric and menopause). All the climacteric women had a low CVR, whereas post-menopausal women were classified into low (73%), intermediate (24.7%), and high (2.2%) CVR risk. Conclusion: There was a significant relationship between menopause and increased CVR, justifying the fact that this is yet another risk factor for women.

【 授权许可】

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