Use of the online Framingham platform for the evaluation of the cardiovascular risk in diabetes mellitus and systemic arterial hypertension patients in primary health care

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is influenced by several factors. In this context, identifying cardiovascular risk (CVR) may contribute to taking action on modifiable risk factors especially in the population with diabetes mellitus (DM) and systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) in primary health care, where laboratory tests are often difficult to access. Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years in diabetic and hypertensive primary healthcare patients using the online Framingham platform. Material and methods This is a cross-sectional study. Were evaluated 246 individuals by medical records, from the Center for Specialized Medicine in Diabetes and Hypertension. The Framingham Heart Study online table was used to assess CVR. The variables collected were blood pressure and body circumferences. Results Sixty-five (26.42%) were diabetic, 67 (27.23%) were hypertensive, and 114 (46.34%) had DM and SAH. Significant values of CVR were observed in the SAH (19.76%) and DM + SAH (33.79%) groups when compared with the DM group (10.68%). Conclusion In conclusion, the online Framingham platform tool was able to identify the CVR. Additionally, SAH seems to be a more powerful factor to increase CVR, and the coexistence of DM and SAH increases this risk even more.