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Hadassa da Silva Caldeira de Moraes1, Paula Vanessa Peclat Flores1, Ana Carla Dantas Cavalcanti1
1Universidade Federal Fluminense. Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Objectives:
to identify and discuss the main risk factors for coronary artery disease, observed in nursing students.
Methods:
an observational and cross-sectional study conducted with nursing students at a public college in Niterói, RJ. Data collection involved instruments validated for use in Brazil. PROCAM Quick Check score was used to estimate cardiovascular risk.
Results:
of the 110 students, 88 (80%) were female, with a mean age of 22.03±3.63 years. The most relevant cardiovascular risk factors were alcohol consumption 62 (56.4%), family history of coronary artery disease 35 (31.8%), poor eating habits (49.5%) and stress, whose domain "Professional training" received the highest mean, with 11.62 ± 3.42 points.
Conclusions:
the most frequent risk factors in nursing students are stress, inadequate nutrition and risky consumption of alcoholic beverages. These present a low risk for coronary artery disease through PROCAM Quick Check score.
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