Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde, Ambiente e Sociedade na Amazônia - PPGSAS/ICS
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Item Acesso aberto (Open Access) Katuana quilombola: consumo de açaí e risco cardiovascular em algumas comunidades quilombolas na Amazônia Oriental(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2018-10-30) LIMA, Emanuele de Jesus Silva de; BASTOS, Maria do Socorro Castelo Branco de Oliveira; http://lattes.cnpq.br/6751930840883503Objective: to evaluate the consumption of acai berry and your association with cardiovascular risk in some communities remaining quilombo in Eastern Amazonia, in individuals of both genders with age from 30 years. Methodology: cross-sectional study involving 165 individuals, of 7 remaining quilombos communities. Applied questionnaire on socio-economic data and habits. Acai berry consumption was measured by means of specific questionnaire of quantification and frequency of consumption. The study population was divided into two groups of high and low consumption of ACAI, based on the median daily intake of 142.9 ml/day. Result: the group with low consumption showed median 30.85 ml/day (Q25 = 0.00; Q75 = 85.71 m/l) and the group with high consumption showed 600 ml/day (Q25 = 400.00; Q75 = 1000.00 ml). The majority was composed of women with median age in both the Group of 47 years, with low educational level with years of study of less than 8 years and who do not receive benefit scholarship family. The study observed no statistically significant difference between the groups of consumption and cardiovascular risk markers and habits of the population studied. Conclusion: the consumption of Acai was not a protection factor for cardiovascular diseases in quilombo remaining communities in Eastern Amazonia.