Fatores de risco para doenças cardiovasculares e ingestão dietética por mulheres climatéricas não usuárias de Terapia de Reposição Hormonal (TRH)

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and dietary intake of climacteric women not using hormone replacement therapy (TRH), according to climacteric periods. It is a cross-sectional study involving 95 climacteric women living in three municipalities in the Southwest of Paraná. Socio-demographic and clinical data were collected through interviews, as well as anthropometric and food consumption data. The majority of the women evaluated were between 51 and 59 years old, studied from 8 to 15 years old, had a family income of up to 3 minimum wages, had no or two births and had a spouse. The frequency of excess weight and risk for cardiovascular diseases was observed in more than 65% of the women. The presence of excessive carbohydrate intake was more frequent in postmenopausal women (p = 0.065), as well as comorbidities (p = 0.001). With regard to saturated fatty acid (SFA) intake, a higher frequency of consumption was observed in pre and perimenopause women (p = 0.008). The findings of the present study demonstrate the importance of cardiovascular disease prevention independent of the climacteric period presented and in women without TRH.