Fatores associados à hipertensão arterial em idosos longevos residentes em um município do nordeste brasileiro

Abstract

The objective of this study was to verify the factors associated with arterial hypertension in elderly people living in a Brazilian Northeast municipality. The study was carried out with 179 elderly people, aged 80 years and older, living in Brejo dos Santos, municipality of the backlands of Paraíba. The referred hypertension was considered as a dependent variable for analysis and association purposes. Socioeconomic-demographic factors, life habits and health conditions were considered groups of independent variables. The prevalence of referred arterial hypertension among the elderly was 53.1%. In the final multiple regression model, the variables that remained as factors associated with hypertension were: non-white race / color (odds ratio = 2.61, 95% CI: 1.09-6.24) and elevated triglycerides (odds ratio = 2.8, 95% CI 1.08-7.22). It is concluded that the presented results can contribute to the understanding of the longevity of the elderly, subsidizing public policies of promotion, surveillance and health care in the context of aging.