Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases during medical academic training.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the main cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. Previous studies disagree about the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) among medical students.

Objectives

Determine the CVRFs prevalence in medical students. Compare the FRCVs percentage from initial and advanced course stages. Evaluate whether the CVRFs percentage was similar to that from population in the same age group, as previously described in another studies.

Method

This is a cross-sectional observational study that evaluated the CVRFs prevalence in medical students using a semi-structured questionnaire, in addition to physical examination and laboratory tests. For statistical analysis, statistical package for the social science software (SPSS, v

SUBMITTER: Thiago Fae M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10509451 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature