Prevalência de hipertensão arterial e seus fatores de risco em adolescentes / Prevalence of arterial hypertension and risk factors in adolescents
Acta paul. enferm
;
28(1): 81-86, Jan-Feb/2015. tab, graf
Article
in Portuguese
| LILACS, BDENF
| ID: lil-758663
RESUMO
Avaliar a prevalência de hipertensão arterial e fatores de risco associados entre adolescentes. Métodos Estudo transversal realizado com 211 adolescentes escolares. Foi avaliada a prevalência de hipertensão arterial e verificada a relação desta com o excesso de peso, atividade física e glicemia capilar. Resultados A prevalência de hipertensão arterial foi de 13,7%. Não foram observadas associações da pressão arterial elevada com o excesso de peso e níveis de atividade física. Os adolescentes com glicemia capilar elevada apresentaram maiores chances de desenvolver a hipertensão arterial. Conclusão Os adolescentes apresentaram elevada prevalência de hipertensão arterial. Os casos de hipertensão foram associados apenas com a glicemia capilar elevada...
ABSTRACT
Objective To assess the prevalence of arterial hypertension and the risk factors associated with it among adolescents. Methods Cross-sectional study developed with 211 adolescent students. The prevalence of arterial hypertension was assessed and its relationship with weight excess, physical activity and capillary glucose was verified. Results The prevalence of arterial hypertension was 13.7%. No association was found between high blood pressure and weight excess and levels of physical activity. Adolescents with high capillary glucose presented greater chances of developing arterial hypertension. Conclusion The studied adolescents presented a high prevalence of arterial hypertension. The cases of hypertension were only associated with high capillary glucose...
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Hypertension
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Acta paul. enferm
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal do Piauí/BR
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