Surveillance of risk and protective factors for non-communicable diseases and Injuries in a small municipality, Brazil, 2010

Objective: to present the methodology and results of the implementation of surveillance for risk and protective factors for non-communicable diseases (NCD) and injuries in a small city, Anchieta, in the State of Espirito Santo, Brazil, in 2010. Methods: a population-based cross sectional study with blood sample collection, blood pressure, anthropometric measurements and electrocardiogram of the target-population. Results: approximately 25.0% adults interviewed reported drinking soft drinks regularly, 45.2%, eat meat with visible fat, and 22.5%, harmful use of alcohol; 14.1% reported physical inactivity, 16.2%, tobacco smoking, 52.1%, self-reported overweight, and 16.9%, obesity; among protective factors, 5.0% reported fruit and vegetable intake as recommended, and 3.6%, leisure time physical activity; prevalence of seat belt use in front seat was 74.0%; helmet use was reported by 83.5% of motorcyclists; among individuals who performed blood tests, 49.2% had hypercholesterolemia, 46.0% presented some stage of chronic kidney disease, 19.0%, cardiovascular dysfunction according to electrocardiogram, and 5.8%, diabetes. Conclusion: the methodology allowed to know the risk and protective factors for NCD in a small city of Brazil; actions on health promotion, surveillance, prevention and health care are being developed, based on the results of this study.