Clinical and epidemiological profile of hypertensive patients at the primary health care level in the state of Alagoas

Autor: Raphaela Costa Ferreira, Bruna Merten Padilha, Yasmin Eugênia Santos e Silva Pedrosa, Rosielle Batista Ferreira, Poliana Coelho Cabral, Sandra Mary Lima Vasconcelos
Jazyk: portugalština
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Medicina, Vol 50, Iss 6 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2176-7262
0076-6046
DOI: 10.11606/issn.2176-7262.v50i6p349-357
Popis: Study design: This was a cross-sectional, population-based and descriptive study. Study objective: To describe the clinical and epidemiological profile of hypertensive patients at the primary health care of Alagoas state. Methods: This study was carried out in the Basic Health Units of 12 cities of Alagoas, between 2014 and 2015, with hypertensive individuals between 20 and 60 years, of both gender. Socioeconomic, demographic, clinical, lifestyle, anthropometric and biochemical data were collected. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics by Epi-Info version 7. Results: We evaluated 645 individuals. Of these, 86.2% were women, 62.3% had uncontrolled blood pressure, 41.9% had low educational level, 11.1% were smokers, 26.3% were alcohol users, 64.7% were sedentary, 48.4% were obese, 73.6% had high cardiovascular risk, according to waist circumference; 54.4% and 47.2% had elevated total cholesterol and triglycerides, respectively. Conclusion: Since hypertension is an important public health problem that has serious consequences, the knowledge of the hypertensive population profile of Alagoas will facilitate the treatment for the health of patients with this condition.
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