Alcohol and tobacco consumption: risk factor for cardiovascular disease on elderly population in the south of Brazil

Authors

  • Eveline Fronza Silva Programa de Pós Graduação Ambiente e Desenvolvimento do Centro Universitário UNIVATES – Lajeado/RS.
  • Gabriela Laste Programa de Pós Graduação em Medicina: Ciências Médicas. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – Porto Alegre/RS.
  • Ronaldo Lopes Torres Medico Pneumologista, Doutor em Ciências Pneumológicas.
  • Maria Paz L Hidalgo Departamento de Psiquiatria da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – Porto Alegre/RS.
  • Roberta Stroher Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul-UFRGS
  • Iraci Lucena da Silva Torres Departamento de Farmacologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – Porto Alegre/RS.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/sdh.v5i1.2339

Keywords:

Tobacco, Alcohol, Elderly, Cardiovascular diseases

Abstract

Objective: This cross-sectional study evaluated the prevalence of tobacco and/or alcohol consumption and cardiovascular diseases in a population in southern Brazil.

Methods and Individuals: study population: 229 elderly (56.3% of women and 43.7% of men) with more than 60 years living in the city of Cachoeira do Sul / RS. A structured questionnaire was used, containing information such as age, sex, education, and reports of alcohol, tobacco and cardiovascular diseases.

Results: 38.4% of the interviewees reported using tobacco (66% of men and 17% of women) and 24.5% reported being ex-smokers. Gender and schooling showed a significant association with tobacco use in the multivariate analysis. Among the subjects who declared themselves smokers, 37.5% consume alcohol. Univariate and multivariate analysis indicated a significant association between heart disease and smoking. Logistic regression showed association between hypertension and smoking. The overall prevalence estimated for alcohol use was 35.4% (12.4% of women and 65% of men). About 50% of hypertensive individuals consume alcohol and we observed a significant association between age and alcohol consumption.

Conclusion: This is a cross-sectional study that is not suitable for causality study. However, we can affirm that there is an association between alcohol and/or tobacco consumption and an increase in the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in the elderly.

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Published

2017-03-02

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Artigos Originais

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