Possible cardiovascular risk factors in patients with arterial hypertension in three neighbourhoods from Esmeraldas, Ecuador
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Palabras clave, hipertensión arterial, factores de riesgo cardiovasculares, edad biológica.Abstract
Background: high blood pressure can be prevented by modifying risk factors related to the behavior of people. In Esmeraldas, Ecuador, studies have not been conducted to determine what factors are affecting this medical condition.
Objective: to determine the possible cardiovascular risk factors present in the hypertensive population of three neighborhoods of Esmeraldas.
Methods: a descriptive, quantitative and cross-sectional study was carried out between February and August 2016. The sample consisted of 36 hypertensive patients from 85 documented cases in the three neighborhoods, to whom a survey with 15 closed questions was applied. The variables used were biological age, cardiovascular risk factors and lack of knowledge of the risks by the sample studied.
Results: the highest incidence was found in the 41 to 60 age group. Female sex was the most affected by hypertension. The most frequent cardiovascular risk factors were sedentary lifestyle, and stress, followed by diets high in sodium. Another finding was the lack of knowledge about the disease.
Conclusions: there are multiple cardiovascular risk factors that accompany the hypertensive population studied. Some of these factors, such as sedentary lifestyle or obesity, are direct determinants of the response to the disease, and these, associated with other conditions, could have a significant impact on their cardiovascular prognosis.
DeCS: HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTORS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGY, DESCRIPTIVE.
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