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Background: High blood pressure is one of the major risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease, affecting 27% of the Chilean population in 2010. Aim: To determine the risk factors associated with the development of hypertension. Material and Methods: Analysis of the database of the 2009-2010 National Health Survey in which 4,901 participants were included. Socio-demographic factors, physical activity, eating habits, well-being and comorbidities were analyzed. Results: Women had a lower risk of developing hypertension than men (Odds ratio (OR): 0.69, 95% confidence intervals (CI): 0.59-0.81, p < 0.01). In both men and women, the risk is greater over the age of 25 years (OR: 2.90, 95% CI: 1.55-5.43, p < 0.01). The risk is greater in subjects who were overweight (OR: 1.61, 95% CI: 1.31-1.98, p < 0.01), obese (OR: 3.18, 95% CI: 2.56-3.95, p < 0.01), or had central obesity (OR: 2.25, 95% CI: 1.85-2.72, p < 0.01). Subjects with a family history of hypertension and diabetes also have a higher risk. Conclusions: Identifying the risk factors associated with hypertension allows public health policies to be tailored to its prevention.
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Hipertensión/etiología , Factores Socioeconómicos , Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas/efectos adversos , Fumar/efectos adversos , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Chile/epidemiología , Factores Sexuales , Prevalencia , Factores de Riesgo , Encuestas Epidemiológicas , Factores de Edad , Cloruro de Sodio Dietético/efectos adversos , Distribución por Sexo , Distribución por Edad , Medición de Riesgo , Conducta Sedentaria , Hipertensión/epidemiología , Obesidad/complicacionesRESUMEN
Health related Quality of Life is commonly used as a subjective assessment of health status. This article is a review of theoretical concepts about quality of life. Some models are proposed and general issues about it measurement are analyzed. Information about health related quality of life helps for decision making about health care both in clinical and public care settings.