Risk factors for coronary artery disease in nursing students

ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify and discuss the main risk factors for coronary artery disease, observed in nursing students. Methods: an observational and cross-sectional study conducted with nursing students at a public college in Niterói, RJ. Data collection involved instruments validated for use in Brazil. PROCAM Quick Check score was used to estimate cardiovascular risk. Results: of the 110 students, 88 (80%) were female, with a mean age of 22.03±3.63 years. The most relevant cardiovascular risk factors were alcohol consumption 62 (56.4%), family history of coronary artery disease 35 (31.8%), poor eating habits (49.5%) and stress, whose domain “Professional training” received the highest mean, with 11.62 ± 3.42 points. Conclusions: the most frequent risk factors in nursing students are stress, inadequate nutrition and risky consumption of alcoholic beverages. These present a low risk for coronary artery disease through PROCAM Quick Check score.

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Main Authors:	Moraes,Hadassa da Silva Caldeira de, Flores,Paula Vanessa Peclat, Cavalcanti,Ana Carla Dantas, Figueiredo,Lyvia da Silva, Tinoco,Juliana de Melo Vellozo Pereira
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2021
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672021000100167
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