Anthropometric indicators and risk for cardiovascular diseases in women with rheumatic diseases Indicadores antropométricos e risco para doen as cardiovasculares em mulheres com doen as reumáticas

The purpose of this work was to evaluate the nutritional status and the risk for cardiovascular diseases in women with rheumatic diseases from an association for patients with rheumatic diseases in Maringá – PR. The nutritional status was determined by means of the Body Mass Index (BMI) and the risk for cardiovascular diseases based on the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and the isolated waist circumference (WC). Forty-three women were evaluated, being 11 adults and 32 elderly. Most of the evaluated women (60.46%) showed to be overweight, 32.56% had appropriate body weight and 6.98% had low weight. The risk for cardiovascular diseases was observed in 48.84% of the women, according to the waist-tohip evaluation. The isolated WC showed that 83.72% of the women had risk of cardiovascular diseases. It is concluded that the prevalence of overweight and risk for cardiovascular diseases is worrying for this population, not only because of the associated complications, but also for the worsening in the life quality of these individuals. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o estado nutricional e o risco para doen as cardiovasculares de mulheres com doen as reumáticas em uma associa o de apoio ao reumático de Maringá-PR. O estado nutricional foi determinado por meio do índice de Massa Corporal (IMC) e o risco para doen as cardiovasculares a partir da raz o cintura-quadril (RCQ) e da circunferência da cintura isolada (CC). Foram avaliadas 43 mulheres, sendo 11 adultas e 32 idosas. A maioria (60,46%) das mulheres avaliadas apresentou excesso de peso, 32,56% apresentaram peso adequado e 6,98% (3 idosas) apresentaram baixo peso. O risco para doen as cardiovasculares foi observado em 48,84% das mulheres, de acordo com a avalia o pela RCQ. Já a avalia o da CC isolada demonstrou que 83,72% das mulheres apresentavam risco. Conclui-se que a prevalência de excesso de peso e de risco para doen as cardiovasculares é preocupante nesta popula o, n o apenas em decorrência das complica es associadas, mas pelo agravamento ainda maior na qualidade de vida desses indivíduos.