Cardiovascular risk, lifestyle and anthropometric status of rural workers in Pardo River Valley, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil/ Risco cardiovascular, estilo de vida e composicao corporal de trabalhadores rurais do Vale do Rio Pardo, RS

• Published in: Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho 2020-01, Vol.18 (1), p.91
• Main Authors: Nepomuceno, Patrik, dos Santos, Carine Muniz, Kleinpaul, William Vinicius, dos Santos, Polliana Radtke, Braz, Cassiane de Mendonca, Rusch, Maiara Helena, Duarte, Ana Paula Pohl, Pohl, Hildegard Hedwig
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1679-4435
• DOI: 10.5327/Z1679443520200482

Background: The state of health of rural workers is influenced by the living conditions to which they are subjected, including social, economic, technological and organizational aspects. Given the scarcity of studies on this population of workers, establishing their profile is necessary. Objectives: To analyze cardiovascular risk according to demographic factors and anthropometric status of rural workers under the Pardo River Valley Regional Development Council (COREDE-VRP). Methods: Cross-sectional analytical study with rural workers in five municipalities in the COREDE-VRP southern region. We administered a structured questionnaire for lifestyle socioeconomic information, physical activity and self-reported health. Anthropometric measurements, resting heart rate and electrocardiogram (ECG) were performed to analyze heart rate variability (HRV). Results: Women exhibited higher cardiovascular risk, which in turn did not differ as a function of age, marital status, socioeconomic status or lifestyle. We found a relationship between cardiovascular risk and anthropometric measurements, but not with cardiovascular variables. Conclusion: Women exhibited higher cardiovascular risk, which was not associated with marital status, socioeconomic status, alcohol use, smoking, sleep disorders or physical activity. Therefore, we emphasize the relationship between cardiovascular risk and anthropometric variables, as well as the lack of association with heart rate and autonomic imbalance. Keywords | rural workers; lifestyle; anthropometry. Introducao: A saude dos trabalhadores rurais sofre influencia decorrente das condicoes de vida a que estao submetidos, como fatores sociais, economicos, tecnologicos e organizacionais. Nesse contexto, surge a necessidade de identificar o perfil de saude de trabalhadores rurais, pela escassez de pesquisas relacionadas a essa area. Objetivo: Avaliar o risco cardiovascular de acordo com fatores demograficos e composicao corporal em trabalhadores rurais do Conselho Regional de Desenvolvimento do Vale do Rio Pardo (COREDE/VRP). Metodo: Estudo transversal analitico realizado com trabalhadores rurais de cinco municipios da microrregiao sul do COREDE/VRP. Utilizou-se um questionario de estilo de vida estruturado com informacoes socioeconomicas sobre atividade fisica e saude autorreferida. Foram feitas avaliacao antropometrica, verificacao da frequencia cardiaca de repouso e gravacao do eletrocardiograma (ECG), para analise da variabilidade da fr