[Cardiovascular risk factors in a population attending a community event on health education].

Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the main cause of death in Brazil.

Objective: To evaluate the frequency of CVD risk factors in a population attending a health education community event. METHODS.

Quality of life and its association with cardiovascular risk factors in a community health care program population.

Objective: To evaluate quality of life in a population that attended a specific community event on health care education, and to investigate the association of their quality of life with the presence of cardiovascular risk factors

Introduction: Interest in health-related quality of life is growing worldwide as a consequence of increasing rates of chronic disease. However, little is known about the association between quality of life and cardiovascular risk factors.

Methods: This study included 332 individuals.