Abstract
Objective: Evaluating cardiovascular risk among patients with type 2 diabetes in Belém, Brazil. Method: Cross-sectional, analytic, quantitative, descriptive study carried in November 2019 in a public ambulatory. The sample was constituted by patients of both genders, with ages between 20 and 80, collecting anthropometric data. Results: There is a bigger occurrence of obesity among adults (55,55%) and overweight among elders (61,90%). As for WC, 88,88 of adults and 90,47 of elders presented risk. Regarding WHR, 66,66% of adults and 85,71% of elders were at risk. 56% of the adults presented undesirable levels of total cholesterol and LDL-c, 67% presented an undesirable level of triglycerides, the HDL-c was desirable in 56% of the individuals. Among elders, the total cholesterol and the LDL-c was desirable in 62% and 67%, respectively, triglycerides levels were desirable in 62% percent and HDL-c was undesirable in 62%. Adults’ diets showed 100% of elevated intake of meat and 100% of low intake of bread and sweets. 85,71% of elders showed elevated intake of milk and dairy byproducts and low intake of sweets. Conclusion: Altered parameters increase the cardiovascular risk, presenting an alarming data considering the nutritional follow-ups the majority of patients undergone in the ambulatory.