Usual dietary intake and cardiovascular risk factors in older Brazilian women

Aim: To evaluate habitual macronutrient intake and its association with common cardiovascular risk factors in Brazilian elderly women. Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study with 293 subjects. Carbohydrate, protein and lipid intakes were determined based on a non-consecutive three-day dietary rec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Aging clinical and experimental research 2012-12, Vol.24 (6), p.669-674
Hauptverfasser:	Nóbrega, Otávio T., Paula, Roberta S., Silveira, Sarah R. S., Pires, Alause S., Toledo, Juliana O., Moraes, Clayton F., Córdova, Claudio
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aging - blood Brazil Cardiovascular Diseases - blood Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - etiology Diet Dyslipidemias - etiology Eating Female Geriatrics/Gerontology Health risk assessment Humans Hypertension - etiology Lipids - blood Medicine Medicine & Public Health Metabolic disorders Middle Aged Omega-3 fatty acids Original Article Risk Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	Aim: To evaluate habitual macronutrient intake and its association with common cardiovascular risk factors in Brazilian elderly women. Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study with 293 subjects. Carbohydrate, protein and lipid intakes were determined based on a non-consecutive three-day dietary record. The following conditions were evaluated: dyslipidemia, systemic arterial hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. Results: Anthropometric, clinical and biochemical data revealed an elevated prevalence of classic cardiovascular risk factors in the sample. Higher energy intake from omega-3 fatty acid was associated with elevated levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( p
ISSN:	1594-0667 1720-8319
DOI:	10.3275/7674