This study had the aim to describe the sociodemographic characteristics of aged individuals in a small city, to identify the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and to compare them between genders and age ranges. It consisted of a prevalence study with 134 aged individuals. Data were collected between April and June of 2009 by means of interviews and anthropometric data survey. Simple frequencies and the chi-square test (p<0.05) were used for analysis. Among the aged individuals, 50% were between 60 and 70 years, 57.5% were female, 58.2% were married. The most prevalent risk factors were: increased abdominal circumference (77.6%), hypertension (67.2%) and sedentary lifestyle (59.7%). Sedentary lifestyle (p=0.012) and increased abdominal circumference (p<0.001) presented a higher proportion among older women.
Cardiovascular disease; Risk factors; Aged; Nursing
