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
Katia Vergetti Bloch,Moyses Szklo,Maria Cristina Caetano Kuschnir,Gabriela de Azevedo Abreu,Laura Augusta Barufaldi,Carlos Henrique Klein,Mauricio Teixeira Leite de Vasconcelos,Gloria Valeria da Veiga,Valeska Carvalho Figueiredo,Adriano Dias,Ana Júlia Pantoja de Moraes,Ana Luiza Lima Souza,Ana Mayra A. de Oliveira,B. D. Schaan,Bruno Mendes Tavares,Cecília Lacroix de Oliveira,Cristiane de Freitas Cunha,Denise Tavares Giannini,Dilson Rodrigues Belfort,Dulce Lopes Barboza Ribas,Eduardo Lima Santos,Elisa Brosina de Leon,Elizabeth Fujimori,Elizabete Regina Araúio Oliveira,Erika da Silva Magliano,Francisco de Assis Guedes de Vasconcelos,George Dantas de Azevedo,Gisela Soares Brunken,Glauber Monteiro Dias,Heleno Rodrigues Corrêa Filho,Maria Inês Monteiro,Isabel Cristina Britto Guimarães,José Rocha Faria Neto,Juliana Souza Oliveira,Kênia Mara Baiocchi de Carvalho,Luis Gonzaga de Oliveira Gonçalves,Marize Melo dos Santos,Pascoal Torres Muniz,Paulo César Brandão Veiga Jardim,Pedro Antônio Muniz Ferreira,Renan Magalhães Montenegro,Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel,Rodrigo Pinheiro de Toledo Vianna,Sandra Mary Lima Vasconcelos,Sandro Silva da Matta,Stella Maris Seixas Martins,Tamara Beres Lederer Goldberg,Thiago Luiz Nogueira da Silva +47 more
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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.Abstract:
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.read more
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ERICA: prevalences of hypertension and obesity in Brazilian adolescents
Katia Vergetti Bloch,Carlos Henrique Klein,Moyses Szklo,Maria Cristina Caetano Kuschnir,Gabriela de Azevedo Abreu,Laura Augusta Barufaldi,Gloria Valeria da Veiga,Beatriz D'Agord Schaan,Thiago Luiz Nogueira da Silva,Mauricio Teixeira Leite de Vasconcellos,Ana Júlia Pantoja de Moraes,Ana Luiza Vilela Borges,Ana Mayra A. de Oliveira,Bruno Mendes Tavares,Cecília Lacroix de Oliveira,Cristiane de Freitas Cunha,Denise Tavares Giannini,Dilson Rodrigues Belfort,Eduardo Lima Santos,Elisa Brosina de Leon,Elizabeth Fujimori,Elizabete Regina Araújo Oliveira,Erika da Silva Magliano,Francisco de Assis Guedes de Vasconcelos,George Dantas de Azevedo,Gisela Soares Brunken,Isabel Cristina Britto Guimarães,José Rocha Faria Neto,Juliana Souza Oliveira,Kênia Mara Baiocchi de Carvalho,Luis Gonzaga de Oliveira Gonçalves,Maria Inês Monteiro,Marize Melo dos Santos,Paulo César Brandão Veiga Jardim,Pedro Antônio Muniz Ferreira,Renan Magalhães Montenegro,Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel,Rodrigo Pinheiro de Toledo Vianna,Sandra Mary Lima Vasconcelos,Tamara Beres Lederer Goldberg +39 more
TL;DR: The study indicates that the control of obesity would lower the prevalence of hypertension among Brazilian adolescents by 1/5 and the fractions of hypertension attributable to obesity in the population by 17.8%.
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ERICA: intake of macro and micronutrients of Brazilian adolescents
Amanda de Moura Souza,Laura Augusta Barufaldi,Gabriela de Azevedo Abreu,Denise Tavares Giannini,Cecília Lacroix de Oliveira,Marize Melo dos Santos,Vanessa Sá Leal,Francisco de Assis Guedes de Vasconcelos +7 more
TL;DR: The diets of Brazilian adolescents were characterized by the intake of traditional Brazilian food, such as rice and beans, as well as by high intake of sugar through sweetened beverages and processed foods, associated with an excessive intake of sodium, saturated fatty acids and free sugar.
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ERICA: prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Brazilian adolescents
Maria Cristina Caetano Kuschnir,Katia Vergetti Bloch,Moyses Szklo,Carlos Henrique Klein,Laura Augusta Barufaldi,Gabriela de Azevedo Abreu,Beatriz D'Agord Schaan,Gloria Valeria da Veiga,Thiago Luiz Nogueira da Silva,Mauricio Teixeira Leite de Vasconcellos,Ana Júlia Pantoja de Moraes,Ana Luiza Vilela Borges,Ana Mayra A. de Oliveira,Bruno Mendes Tavares,Cecília Lacroix de Oliveira,Cristiane de Freitas Cunha,Denise Tavares Giannini,Dilson Rodrigues Belfort,Eduardo Lima Santos,Elisa Brosina de Leon,Elizabeth Fujimori,Elizabete Regina Araújo Oliveira,Erika da Silva Magliano,Francisco de Assis Guedes de Vasconcelos,George Dantas de Azevedo,Gisela Soares Brunken,Isabel Cristina Britto Guimarães,José Rocha Faria Neto,Juliana Souza Oliveira,Kênia Mara Baiocchi de Carvalho,Luis Gonzaga de Oliveira Gonçalves,Maria Inês Monteiro,Marize Melo dos Santos,Pascoal Torres Muniz,Paulo César Brandão Veiga Jardim,Pedro Antônio Muniz Ferreira,Renan Magalhães Montenegro,Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel,Rodrigo Pinheiro de Toledo Vianna,Sandra Mary Lima Vasconcelos,Stella Maris Seixas Martins,Tamara Beres Lederer Goldberg +41 more
TL;DR: Despite the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome being low, the high prevalences of some components and participation of others in the syndrome composition shows the importance of early diagnosis of this changes, even if not grouped within the metabolic syndrome.
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ERICA: leisure-time physical inactivity in Brazilian adolescents.
Felipe Vogt Cureau,Thiago Luiz Nogueira da Silva,Katia Vergetti Bloch,Elizabeth Fujimori,Dilson Rodrigues Belfort,Kênia Mara Baiocchi de Carvalho,Elisa Brosina de Leon,Mauricio Teixeira Leite de Vasconcellos,Ulf Ekelund,Beatriz D'Agord Schaan +9 more
TL;DR: The prevalence of leisure-time physical inactivity in Brazilian adolescents is high and is associated with age and low socioeconomic status and should be given to girls and to those who do not engage in any physical activity during the leisure time, so that they can adopt a more active lifestyle.
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ERICA: prevalence of common mental disorders in Brazilian adolescents
Claudia S. Lopes,Gabriela de Azevedo Abreu,Debora França dos Santos,Paulo Rossi Menezes,Kênia Mara Baiocchi de Carvalho,Cristiane de Freitas Cunha,Mauricio Teixeira Leite de Vasconcellos,Katia Vergetti Bloch,Moyses Szklo +8 more
TL;DR: The high prevalence of common mental disorders among adolescents and the fact that the symptoms are often vague mean these disorders are not so easily identified by school administrators or even by health services, can help the proposition of more specific prevention and control measures, focused on highest risk subgroups.
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