RESUMO O objetivo desse estudo foi investigar o perfil de risco cardiovascular dos participantes de campanhas sobre acidente vascular cerebral (AVC) em Santa Maria-RS, dos anos de 2012 a 2016, por meio do Escore de Risco de Framingham (ERF) simplificado. Foram utilizados questionários para avaliação de 1061 indivíduos de 20 a 74 anos. Informações sobre fatores de risco cardiovascular foram obtidas. O ERF médio para as mulheres foi de 11,8% (risco moderado) e para os homens, 24,7% (risco alto). A idade vascular média no sexo feminino foi de 61,6 anos, sendo 66 anos o valor encontrado para o sexo masculino. 2% das mulheres eram hipertensas e tabagistas; nos homens, a concomitância desses fatores de risco foi de 5%. Assim, as prevalências de fatores de risco para AVC e de indivíduos com moderado e alto risco cardiovascular são alarmantes em Santa Maria.

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the cardiovascular risk profile of the participants recruited from stroke awareness campaigns in Santa Maria RS, Brazil, from 2012 to 2016, using the simplified version of the Framingham Risk Score (FRS). Questionnaires were used to evaluate 1,061 participants from 20 to 74 years old. Data on cardiovascular risk factors were obtained. The prevalence of risk factors and mean FRS for men and women were estimated. The FRS for women was 11.8% (moderate risk) and 24.7% for men (high risk). The vascular age for women was 61.6 years, whereas the vascular age for men was 66 years. Two percent of women had hypertension and diabetes, while both these risk factors were present in 5% of men. Based on the data, the prevalence of stroke risk factors is worrisome, as are the numbers of individuals with moderate and high cardiovascular risk in Santa Maria.