2003
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2003000600006
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National alert campaign about increased cholesterol: determination of cholesterol levels in 81,262 Brazilians

Abstract: A great percentage of individuals with cholesterol levels above those recommended to prevent coronary artery disease was found.

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“…Other studies, with identical value of reference, showed prevalence of hypercholesterolemia of 37%, in employees from a metallurgical industry in São Bernardo do Campo, (SP) 20 and 35% in a study with adults in the city of Cotia 21 . A study for determining cholesterol involving 81,262 individuals from other Brazilian cities, besides São Paulo 22 , showed that 40% of them showed cholesterol rate over 200 mg/dL, and as in the finding in our study, there was not statistically significant difference between the sexes either.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 85%
“…Other studies, with identical value of reference, showed prevalence of hypercholesterolemia of 37%, in employees from a metallurgical industry in São Bernardo do Campo, (SP) 20 and 35% in a study with adults in the city of Cotia 21 . A study for determining cholesterol involving 81,262 individuals from other Brazilian cities, besides São Paulo 22 , showed that 40% of them showed cholesterol rate over 200 mg/dL, and as in the finding in our study, there was not statistically significant difference between the sexes either.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 85%
“…Não foi exigido que os escolares estivessem em jejum, já que o CT não apresenta variação significativa com o indivíduo estando ou não em jejum 18 . Essa forma de medida do CT (monitor portátil Accutrend ® GCT) e esse procedimento (não jejum) foram utilizados, em campanha no Brasil, pela Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia, em mais de 81 mil indivíduos 19 . Foram considerados CT "desejável", valores menores que 170 mg/dL; CT "limítrofe", valores entre 170 e 199 mg/dL; e CT "aumentado", valores iguais ou maiores que 200 mg/dL 18 .…”
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“…Não foi exigido que os escolares estivessem em jejum, já que a o CT não apresenta variação significativa com o indiví-duo estando ou não em jejum (19). A utilização dessa forma de medida do CT (monitor portátil Accutrend ® GCT Roche Diagnostics) e desse procedimento (não jejum) foi utilizada em campanha no Brasil pela Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia em mais de 81 mil indivíduos (20). Foi considerado CT "desejável" valores menores que 170 mg/dl, CT "limítrofe" valores entre 170 e 199 mg/dl e CT "aumentado" valores iguais ou maiores que 200 mg/dl (19).…”
Section: Sujeitos E Métodosunclassified