Hipertensão arterial sistêmica e fatores associados em idosos residentes no município de Campina Grande/Paraíba

Abstract

Objective: To determine the prevalence of High Blood Pressure (HBP) and associated factors in the elderly population enrolled in the Family Health Strategy program. Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study including elderly enrolled in the Family Health Strategy program of Campina Grande / Paraíba. The prevalence of referred and controlled high blood pressure (HBP) and its associations with demographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle and number of referred morbidity were evaluated Univariate analysis was performed using the Person’s Chi-square test and multivariate analysis was performed using the Poisson’s regression test. The SPSS 17.0 software was applied and significance level of 5 % was adopted. Results: Overall, 420 elderly subjects were evaluated for HBP. For variable controlled HBP, only elderly under treatment for hypertension (278) were considered. High prevalence of HBP (80.9 %) was observed. A statistically significant association between HBP and number of referred morbidity was observed. High prevalence of referred HBP (66.4 %) and association with demographic, socioeconomic, and lifestyle variables were observed. Low control of HBP (35.5 %) was observed, condition associated with the daily intake of alcohol and the number of referred morbidity. Conclusions: It was observed that HBP showed high prevalence among the elderly, condition associated with number of morbidity and demographic and socioeconomic factors, as well as with lifestyle habits, respectively. Disease control is a challenge given its low prevalence, a condition that seems to be associated with behavioral factors and number of referred morbidity.