Português

Abstract

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in developed and developing countries, reaching about 30% of deaths in the last decades. Physical inactivity is one of the risk factors for CVD to occur more frequently. Objective: To verify the level of previous physical activity in individuals who suffered from Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS). Methodology: Prospective, descriptive and quantitative data analysis, developed in a Teaching Hospital of the city of São Paulo, with 33 patients admitted to the Emergency Room with a medical diagnosis of ACS. To verify the level of physical activity, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, IPAQ-long version, was composed of 27 questions about physical activity at work, transportation, home and leisure. Results: In all IPAQ classification categories, sedentary individuals prevailed. At work, 42.4% of the patients were sedentary, followed by active individuals (30.3%) and very active (27.3%). In transportation, the sedentary lifestyle (45.5%) was followed by active individuals (33.3%), and irregularly active (21.2%). At home, sedentary (39.4%), irregularly active (33.3%), active (21.2%) and very active (6.1%). In leisure, the highest frequency of sedentary patients occurred (78.8%), followed by active (12.1%) and irregularly active (9.1%). Conclusion: When checking the level of previous physical activity in individuals who suffered ACS, it was possible to verify that in all categories of IPAQ classification sedentary individuals prevailed.