Prevalência de doenças crônicas não transmissíveis em adultos da região sul do Brasil

Abstract

Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases represent the main cause of mortality in most countries, including Brazil. Data from the National Health Survey, from the years 2013 and 2019, were used, with adults over 18 years old, residents of the South region, with a self-reported medical diagnosis of Systemic Arterial Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus and diagnosed with obesity through anthropometry. The research results point to a high prevalence of cases of chronic diseases, especially in people in situations of social and economic vulnerability, which is reinforced by other studies and health surveys. The regions with the highest individual prevalence of Systemic Arterial Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus and obesity, respectively, were the Southeast region (25.9%, 8.5% and 28.7%) and the South region (24.5%, 7.9 % and 27.6%). However, the South region leads the ranking of regions with the highest prevalence of at least one chronic disease in adults with 53.8%, followed by the Southeast region with 53.4%. The results of this study suggest that the prevalence of NCDs in southern Brazil increased in the time interval between 2013 and 2019. This reinforces that NCDs continue to be a demand with epidemiological relevance for the SUS. We hope that the data collected by the PNS, and other surveys, are considered in the construction of specific public health policies for each population.