Fatores de risco cardiovasculares em idosos e suas relações com o índice tornozelo braquial (ITB): um estudo retrospectivo

Abstract

The Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is between the common cardiovascular diseases in the elderly and is characterized by a gradual decrease in blood flow caused by an occlusive process in the arterial beds of the lower limbs (LL). The ankle brachial index (ABI) is a simple and non-invasive way, which is the primary method of identification and diagnosis of PAD in the lower limbs of elderly asymptomatic. Thus, the present study aimed to relate the cardiovascular risk factors in elderly with ITB. This is a retrospective study, based on a database of pre-existing data pertaining to the Project Revicardio the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), where the data were coming from the event 14th ACAMPAVIDA the 2012 edition of this institution. Anthropometric data as well as PA and ABI were measured. The sample consisted of 67 elderly, aged 60 and 70 years. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics including measures of central tendency and dispersion, frequency and percentage (%). In order to analyze the relationship between anthropometric variables and ABI linear Spearman correlation, with significance level of 5% were used. The main results show a statistically significant negative correlation between certain factors of cardiovascular risk and ABI.