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https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/24670| Document Type: | Artigo |
| Title: | The study of cardiovascular risk in adolescents – ERICA: rationale, design and sample characteristics of a national survey examining cardiovascular risk factor profile in Brazilian adolescents |
| Authors: | Bloch, Katia Vergetti Szklo, Moyses Kuschnir, Maria Cristina Caetano Abreu, Gabriela de Azevedo Barufaldi, Laura Augusta Klein, Carlos Henrique Vasconcelos, Maurício T. L. de Veiga, Glória Valéria da Figueiredo, Valeska C. Dias, Adriano Moraes, Ana Julia Pantoja Sousa, Ana Luiza Lima Borges, Ana Luiza Vilela Oliveira, Ana Mayra Andrade de Schaan, Beatriz D’Agord Tavares, Bruno Mendes Oliveira, Cecília Lacroix de Cunha, Cristiane de Freitas Giannini, Denise Tavares Belfort, Dilson Rodrigues Ribas, Dulce Lopes Barboza Santos, Eduardo Lima Leon, Elisa Brosina de Fujimori, Elizabeth Oliveira, Elizabete Regina Araújo Magliano, Erika da Silva Vasconcelos, Francisco de Assis Guedes Azevedo, George Dantas Brunken, Gisela Soares Dias, Glauber Monteiro Correa Filho, Heleno R. Monteiro, Maria Inês Guimarães, Isabel Cristina Britto Faria Neto, José Rocha Oliveira, Juliana Souza Carvalho, Kenia Mara B. de Gonçalves, Luis Gonzaga de Oliveira Santos, Marize M. Muniz, Pascoal Torres Jardim, Paulo César B. Veiga Ferreira, Pedro Antônio Muniz Montenegro, Renan Magalhães Gurgel, Ricardo Queiroz Vianna, Rodrigo Pinheiro Vasconcelos, Sandra Mary Matta, Sandro Silva da Martins, Stella Maris Seixas Goldberg, Tamara Beres Lederer Silva, Thiago Luiz Nogueira da |
| Issue Date: | 2015 |
| Resumo : | Background: The Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents (Portuguese acronym, “ERICA”) is a multicenter, school-based country-wide cross-sectional study funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, which aims at estimating the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, including those included in the definition of the metabolic syndrome, in a random sample of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years in Brazilian cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants. Approximately 85,000 students were assessed in public and private schools. Brazil is a continental country with a heterogeneous population of 190 million living in its five main geographic regions (North, Northeast, Midwest, South and Southeast). ERICA is a pioneering study that will assess the prevalence rates of cardiovascular risk factors in Brazilian adolescents using a sample with national and regional representativeness. This paper describes the rationale, design and procedures of ERICA. Methods/Design: Participants answered a self-administered questionnaire using an electronic device, in order to obtain information on demographic and lifestyle characteristics, including physical activity, smoking, alcohol intake, sleeping hours, common mental disorders and reproductive and oral health. Dietary intake was assessed using a 24-hour dietary recall. Anthropometric measures (weight, height and waist circumference) and blood pressure were also be measured. Blood was collected from a subsample of approximately 44,000 adolescents for measurements of fasting glucose, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, glycated hemoglobin and fasting insulin. Discussion: The study findings will be instrumental to the development of public policies aiming at the prevention of obesity, atherosclerotic diseases and diabetes in an adolescent population. |
| Keywords: | Cardiovascular diseases Metabolic syndrome X Adolescent |
| ISSN: | 1471-2458 |
| Is part of: | BMC public health |
| Language: | eng |
| Publisher / Institution : | BioMed Central |
| Citation: | BLOCH, K. V. et al. The study of cardiovascular risk in adolescents – ERICA: rationale, design and sample characteristics of a national survey examining cardiovascular risk factor profile in Brazilian adolescents. BMC public health, London, v. 15, n. 94, 2015. Disponível em: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-015-1442-x. Acesso em: 26 fev. 2026. |
| License: | Creative Commons Atribuição 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0) |
| Identifier: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1442-x |
| URI: | https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/24670 |
| Appears in Collections: | DME - Artigos de periódicos |
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