Dyslipidemia and cardiovascular risk in Afro-descendants: a study of the Quilombola communities in Maranhão, Brazil

• Main Authors: Maria do Carmo Lacerda Barbosa (Author), José Bonifácio Barbosa (Author), Luis Felipe Alves Guerra (Author), Mirza Ferreira Lima Barbosa (Author), Felipe Lacerda Barbosa (Author), Raphael Lacerda Barbosa (Author), Dayane Lima Guida (Author), Maylla Luanna Barbosa Martins (Author), Eliete Bouskela (Author), Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento (Author), Gabriel Sandrin de Oliveira Melo (Author), Mariana Marques da Silva Castro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: to evaluate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors associated with dyslipidemia in Quilombola communities in Maranhão, Brazil. Methods: a cross-sectional study was performed from February 2010 to November 2011. A total of 202 individuals belonging to the Quilombola communities in...