Short Editorial: Hypertension in Special Populations: An Epidemiological Challenge
| Autor: | Póvoa, Rui |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Rural Population medicine.medical_specialty Special populations Adolescent MEDLINE Black People Vulnerable Populations Body Mass Index Young Adult Age Distribution Hypertension/epidemiology Risk Factors Environmental health Epidemiology Prevalence Humans Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system Medicine Sex Distribution Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry African Continental Ancestry Group/genetics Tobacco Use Disorder Middle Aged Alcoholism Cross-Sectional Studies Hypertension/prevention & control Socioeconomic Factors RC666-701 Hypertension Female Short Editorial Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Delivery of Health Care Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
| ISSN: | 0066-782X |
| DOI: | 10.5935/abc.20190180 |
| Popis: | The quilombolas are groups formed by black ancestry individuals, living in a context of social vulnerability due to low socioeconomic level, which influences health care and the development of chronic diseases.To assess the prevalence of systemic arterial hypertension and its association with cardiovascular risk factors in the quilombola population in the State of Sergipe, Brazil.Study design was cross sectional, involving the administration of a questionnaire to individuals aged ≥ 18 years, in 15 quilombola communities of the State of Sergipe, Brazil. A value of two-sided p0.05 was considered statistically significant.sA total of 390 individuals were evaluated, 72.3% of whom were women, with a mean age of 44.7 years. The prevalence of hypertension was 26% (with a confidence interval of 95% [95% CI]: 22-30), with no significant sex-related differences. The age was associated with arterial hypertension (95% CI: 1.03-1.06), systolic (95% CI: 1.04-1.07) and diastolic (IC 95%: 1.01-1.04) arterial hypertension. The level of body mass index was associated with arterial hypertension (95% CI: 1.00-1.11) and diastolic arterial hypertension (95% CI: 1.03-1.17). Economic class was associated with diastolic arterial hypertension (95% CI: 1.22-5.03).The prevalence of arterial hypertension in the quilombola communities was high. Its association with cardiovascular risk factors indicates the need to improve access to healthcare services. |
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