| Revue: | Revista latinoamericana de hipertensión |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000437012 |
| ISSN: | 1856-4550 |
| Autores: | Bermúdez, Valmore J1 Rojas, Joselyn1 Añez, Roberto1 Salazar, Juan1 Martínez, María Sofía1 Calvo, María José1 González, Robys1 Apruzzese, Vanessa1 Olivar, Luis Carlos1 Bello, Luis Miguel1 Rojas, Edward R1 Toledo, Alexandra C1 Lubo, Adonías2 López Miranda, José6 Gómez, María Corina3 Chacín, Maricarmen1 Villalobos, Marjorie1 Aguirre, Miguel1 Velasco, Manuel4 Israili, Zafar H5 |
| Instituciones: | 1Universidad del Zulia, Centro de Investigaciones Endocrino-Metabólicas "Dr. Félix Gómez", Maracaibo, Zulia. Venezuela 2Universidad del Zulia, Facultad de Medicina, Maracaibo, Zulia. Venezuela 3Universidad del Zulia, Escuela de Nutrición, Maracaibo, Zulia. Venezuela 4Universidad Central de Venezuela, Escuela de Medicina "José María Vargas", Caracas, Distrito Federal. Venezuela 5Emory University, School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Estados Unidos de América 6Universidad de Córdoba, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba. España |
| Año: | 2012 |
| Volumen: | 7 |
| Número: | 4 |
| Paginación: | 71-79 |
| País: | Venezuela |
| Idioma: | Español |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| Resumen en inglés | The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and epidemiologic behavior of Hypertension (HT) in the Maracaibo Municipality, Zulia state, Venezuela. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study, where 2,230 subjects from both genders were randomly selected as part of the Maracaibo city Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence Study (MMSPS). Complete medical examination, laboratory workup and anthropometry measurements were taken. The quantitative variables were expressed as mean±SD, and comparisons were calculated using t Student test. The qualitative variables were represented as absolute and relative frequencies, and comparisons were obtained using Z test for proportions and associations with c2 test. Results: The prevalence of HT was 19.42% (20.92% in women and 17.75% in men). The prevalence of newly diagnosed individuals was 12.0%, with 8.71% in women and 16.90% in men. The overall percentage of HT was 32.02%, being 29.63% in women and 34.65% in men. Several variables were associated with HT, such as glycemic status (χ2=64.97, p<0.001), insulin resistance (c2 =25.58, p<0.001) and body mass index (c2 =209.952, p<0.0001). Clinical control of blood pressure was observed in 44.7% of treated and 56.6% of untreated subjects. The most frequent anti-hypertensive drugs were: Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors with (n=105), Beta-Blockers (n=97) and Angiotensin Receptor II Blockers (n=32). Conclusion: Even though elevated numbers of AHT are observed in our population combined with low clinical control of blood pressure, there is a lower prevalence of AHT compared to other studies at regional, national or international levels |
| Disciplinas: | Medicina |
| Palabras clave: | Sistema cardiovascular, Metabolismo y nutrición, Salud pública, Hipertensión arterial, Síndrome metabólico, Prevalencia, Obesidad, Diabetes |
| Keyword: | Cardiovascular system, Metabolism and nutrition, Public health, Arterial hypertension, Metabolic syndrome, Prevalence, Obesity, Diabetes |
| Texte intégral: | http://biblat.unam.mx/hevila/Revistalatinoamericanadehipertension/2012/vol7/no4/1.pdf |
