OBJECTIVE: To identify the profile of patients with chronic kidney disease attending a hemodialysis service and estimate the risk of future cardiovascular events over a period of ten years. Methods: Cross-sectional study with a sample of 242 patients with chronic kidney disease. Cardiovascular risk was assessed using the Framingham Risk Score. RESULTS: The most prevalent risk factors for cardiovascular disease were: hypertension (90.49%), sedentariness (80.16%), and smoking (51.23%). Cardiovascular risk in relation to the variables gender and family income presented a statistical difference (p<0.05). Only 0.8% of the patients presented a high risk of cardiovascular disease; 28.8% presented average risk and 70.2% low cardiovascular risk. CONCLUSION: Data show low cardiovascular risk in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Clinical nursing research; Nursing assessment; Nursing, practical; Risk factors; Chronic disease
