Author(s): Menezes, Tarciana Nobre de ; Oliveira, Elaine Cristina Tôrres ; Fischer, Milena Abreu Tavares Sousa ; Esteves, Gustavo Henrique
Date: 2016
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/107641
Origin: Repositório Institucional da UNL
Subject(s): Idosos; Hipertensão; Prevalência; Fatores de risco; Elderly; Hypertension; Prevalence; Risk factors
RESUMO - Objetivo: Estimar a prevalência de hipertensão arterial sistêmica (HAS) e fatores associados em idosos de Campina Grande/Paraíba. Métodos: Estudo transversal, de base populacional. Foram verificadas prevalências de HAS diagnosticada, referida, controlada e associações com variáveis sociodemográficas. Resultados: Foram avaliados 806 idosos. A HAS diagnosticada associou-se ao sexo feminino, grupo etário 70-79 anos e menos de 8 anos de estudo. A HAS referida associou-se ao sexo feminino e à etnia não branca. A HAS controlada associou-se à etnia branca e a 8 anos ou mais de estudo. Conclusão: Idosos apresentaram elevadas prevalências de HAS e baixo controle da doença.
ABSTRACT - Objective: To estimate the prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP) and associated factors in older subjects of Campina Grande/Paraíba. Methods: This is a cross-sectional population-based study. Prevalence of diagnosed, self-reported and controlled HBP and associations with sociodemographic variables were observe. Results: This study included 806 older subjects. Diagnosed HBP was associated with female gender, age group 70-79 years and schooling less than 8 years of study. Self-reported HBP was associated with female gender and nonwhite ethnicity. Controlled hypertension was associated with white ethnicity and schooling of eight years or more. Conclusion: Elderly subjects in this study showed high prevalence of hypertension and poor control of the disease.
