• Joana Isabelli Calzza, Letícia Souza Muza, Andrese Aline Gasparin, Ricardo Machado Xavier, and Odirlei André Monticielo.
• Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Departamento de Nutrição - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.
• Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2021 Jun 1; 67 (5): 656-660.

ObjectivePatients with systemic lupus erythematosus present with a higher number of classic risk factors for coronary diseases and a higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome resulting from the disease itself. To evaluate the nutritional indicators of the cardiovascular risk of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by analyzing eating habits, anthropometry, laboratory data, and disease activity and to describe the prevalence of patients fulfilling the criteria for metabolic syndrome.MethodsAnthropometric measurements including waist circumference, food recall, and laboratory tests.ResultsThe population presented an insufficient daily intake of micronutrients. Anthropometry revealed that 37.5% of the patients were classified with degree II obesity by body mass index and 76.8% by abdominal obesity. Regarding metabolic syndrome, 18 patients (16%) fulfilled the diagnostic criteria.ConclusionsIndividuals with systemic lupus erythematosus presented with increased risk factors, as determined using anthropometric measurements and laboratory tests, for cardiovascular disease, indicating the need for nutritional guidance in this population to reduce cardiovascular risk, increase the quality of life, and increase survival of these patients.

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