Prevalence And Treatment Of Hypertension In Urban And Riverside Areas In Porto Velho, The Brazilian Amazon.

dc.creatorAlmeida, Raitany Costa
dc.creatorDias, Diego Jordão Lino
dc.creatorDeguchi, Karime Tuyane Pinheiro
dc.creatorSpesia, Carlos Henrique
dc.creatorCoelho, Otavio Rizzi
dc.date2015-Jan
dc.date2015-11-27T13:45:48Z
dc.date2015-11-27T13:45:48Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-29T01:23:05Z
dc.date.available2018-03-29T01:23:05Z
dc.identifierPostgraduate Medicine. v. 127, n. 1, p. 66-72, 2015-Jan.
dc.identifier1941-9260
dc.identifier
dc.identifierhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25526235
dc.identifierhttp://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/202008
dc.identifier25526235
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1302241
dc.descriptionAbstract Introduction: Hypertension (HTN) is a preventable cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. To compare the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of HTN among urban and riverside populations in Porto Velho, Amazon region. We conducted a cross-sectional study between July and December 2013 based on a household survey of individuals aged 35-80 years. Interviews by using a standardized questionnaire, and blood pressure (BP), weight, height, and waist circumference measurements were performed. HTN was defined when individuals reported having the disease, received antihypertensive medications, or had a systolic BP ≥ 140 mm Hg or diastolic BP ≥ 90 mm Hg. Awareness was based on self-reports and the use of antihypertensive medications. Control was defined as a BP ≤ 140/90 mm Hg. Among the 1410 participants, 750 (53.19%) had HTN and 473 (63.06%) had diagnosis awareness, of whom 404 (85.41%) received pharmacological treatment but with low control rate. The prevalence and treatment rates were higher in the urban areas (55.48% vs. 48.87% [p = 0.02] and 61.25% vs. 52.30% [p < 0.01], respectively). HTN awareness was higher in the riverside area (61.05% vs. 67.36% ; p < 0.01), but the control rates showed no statistically significant difference (22.11% vs. 23.43% ; p = 0.69). HTN prevalence was higher in the urban population than in the riverside population. Of the hypertensive individuals in both areas, <25% had controlled HTN. Comprehensive public health measures are needed to improve the prevention and treatment of systemic arterial HTN and prevent other cardiovascular diseases.
dc.description127
dc.description66-72
dc.languageeng
dc.relationPostgraduate Medicine
dc.relationPostgrad Med
dc.rightsfechado
dc.rights
dc.sourcePubMed
dc.subjectHypertension
dc.subjectCardiovascular
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectPrevention
dc.subjectTreatment
dc.titlePrevalence And Treatment Of Hypertension In Urban And Riverside Areas In Porto Velho, The Brazilian Amazon.
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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