Prevalencia de hipertensión arterial esencial y factores asociados en adultos entre 44 y 64 años, Parroquia Chiquintad. Cuenca. 2014

Abstract

Objective: To determine the prevalence of hypertension and associated factors in adults between 44 and 64 years of age, in the parish Chiquintad. Cuenca. 2014.

Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a population sample of 275 people from 44-64 years of age. The information in the SPSS system Version 15 (Statistics for Social Sciences) was processed calculated based on the 95 % confidence, 20 % prevalence of hypertension, inference error of 5%.

Results: A study of 275 people: 84.4 % (232) of feminine gender, median age 54.25 years; 66.2 % were married, 14.5 % single; 59.3 % were engaged in household chores, 19.6 % in agriculture and 11.3 % at Artesian; 86.5 % had primary instruction.

Total prevalence of hypertension is 18.5 %, corresponding to the 14.9 % HTA I and HTA II at 3.6 %; Overweight 47.3 % and obesity 35.6 %, central obesity 61.8 % (170 people); 82.0 % are inactive or sedentary (253), 54.2% have a family history of hypertension.

We see that there is a statistically significant association with age (OR 0,324 with 95%: CI 0,168–0,626 and value p = 0.001); in addition to abdominal obesity (OR 2,037 and 95 %: between 1.028 and 4,036 with p = 0.039 value).

Also, 89.1 % and 77.1 % preferably consumed cereals and junk food respectively. The other food groups at high consumption by the population (without involving risk) with percentages above 50 %, except proteins (7.6 %), so you can ensure that this population largely consumes what they produce.

Findings: The prevalence of hypertension (18.5 %) in the parish of Chiquintad is associated with age, abdominal obesity.