Efeitos farmacológicos nos parâmetros cardiorrespiratórios e bioquímicos de trabalhadores rurais.

Abstract

Background: Chronic degenerative diseases are becoming a worldwide pandemic event, including rural workers populations. The chronic administration of beta-blockers and statins medicines may control the symptoms of the underlying diseases, yet has the potential to modify the biochemical, cardiorespiratory and anthropometric responses of their users. Objective: Disclose the anthropometric and biochemical characteristics of rural workers, linking these variables with the use of medications for a free fatty acids and antihypertensive control. Method: Cross-sectional and analytical study made with 26 rural workers chosen by convenience presenting BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 and beta-blockers or statins chronic users. Anthropometric assessments were performed (BMI and %BF), blood gathering for serum analysis (GLU, HDL-c, LDL-c, TC and TRI) followed by evaluation of the economic level in accordance to the Critério Brasil 2013. Results: There was a significant predominance of women (73.1%; p=0.026) in comparison to a man volunteers. The average age of this research was 56.31 years (± 10.3) where 53.8% are beta-blockers users and 46.2% statins users. The analysis of BMI has shown that 92.3% of the volunteers are overweight or obese. The classification of WHR (p=0.038) pointing that 65.4% of subjects has a high or very high risk for developing cardiovascular disease in in comparison between groups. The biochemical variables (TC, LDL-c and TRI) demonstrate worse results in the group using beta-blockers compared to the group that administers statins. Conclusion: This survey points to the spread of cardiovascular risk factors related to lifestyle, especially beta-blockers users compared to statins.