[Nutritional evaluation and cardiovascular risk in executives submitted to a check-up]

To evaluate the nutritional status and cardiovascular risk among executives.

In a cross-sectional study. 329 executives of both genders, aged 31 to 70 years, were evaluated during a health check-up in a private hospital in the city of São Paulo. The variables related to weight, height and waist circumference were measured and Body Mass Index - BMI (kg/m(2)) was determined. Blood pressure and serum levels of total cholesterol and fractions, triacylglycerol, glucose and uric acid were analyzed. Physical activity was evaluated by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and cardiovascular risk was estimated by the Framingham Scoring. The variance analysis and the Bonferroni methods were used for statistical treatment.

The mean age was 44.6 (SD=6.8), with the male gender predominating (89.7%). As for lifestyle, 17% were tobacco smokers and 7.3% sedentary. The mean values found in the clinical and biochemical exams were the following: blood pressure of 117 x 78.6 mmHg (SD=12 x 8.3), total cholesterol of 200.5 mg/dL (SD=35.9), LDL-c of 121.8 mg/dL (SD=29.9), HDL-c of 52.2 mg/dL (SD= 10.9), triacylglycerol of 133.7 mg/dL (SD=76.8), glucose of 96.3 mg/dL (SD=20.5) and uric acid 4.2 and 6.0 mg/dL (SD=1.0 and 0.9) for men and women respectively. The BMI mean for all executives was classified as overweight (26.1 kg/m(2); SD=6.8). Waist circumference was normal in women (79.6 cm; SD=7.3) and indicated a high risk level of chronic disease for the men (96.1cm; SD=8.9). The average Framingham Risk was 5.7%.

The executives were overweight and presented low cardiovascular risk, according to the Framingham Scoring.