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Prevalence of high blood pressure levels and associated factors among adults in Southern Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorLongo, G.
dc.contributor.authorDas Neves, J.
dc.contributor.authorLuciano, V.
dc.contributor.authorDe Anselmo Peres, M.
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionPortuguês title: Prevalência de níveis pressóricos elevados e fatores associados em adultos de Lages/SC
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Few population-based studies have been carried out in Brazilian medium-sized cities in order to estimate high levels of blood pressure and associated factors. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of high blood pressure and associated factors among adults in Lages,Southern Brazil. METHODS: Population-based cross sectional study carried out in adults aged 20 to 59 years living in the urban area (n=2,022). The dependent variable was high levels of blood pressure (> or = 140/90 mmHg). Exploratory variables: sex, age, schooling, per capita family income, self-reported ethnicity, body mass index, tobacco and alcohol addiction, physical activity and self-reported diabetes. The Chi-square test and linear trends were used to test associations between the dependent variable and the exploratory variables. Unadjusted and adjusted multivariate Poisson regression analyses were performed. RESULTS: Response rate was 98.6%. The prevalence of high blood pressure levels was 33.7% (95CI%: 31.7-36.1) for the population as a whole, ranging from 31.1% in men to 38.1% in women. After statistical adjustment for possible confounders, the following were associated with high blood pressure levels: male gender (PR =1.22 95%CI 1.1-1.4), older age, overweight (PR= 1.40 95%CI 1.18-1.67), obesity (PR = 1.95 95% CI 1.61-2.36), Asian ethnicity (PR 1.29 95%CI 1.12-1.48) and self-reported diabetes mellitus (PR 1.29 95%CI 1.12-1.48). CONCLUSIONS: One third of the assessed adults presented high blood pressure levels, similar to most of the Brazilian findings. Factors that can be prevented, such as overweight, obesity and self-reported diabetes were associated with high blood pressure levels.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityGiana Zarbato Longo, Janaina Das Neves, Valmir Martins Luciano, Marco Aurlio Peres
dc.identifier.citationArquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2009; 93(4):360-366
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S0066-782X2009001000012
dc.identifier.issn0066-782X
dc.identifier.issn1678-4170
dc.identifier.orcidDe Anselmo Peres, M. [0000-0002-8329-2808]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/85176
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherArquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
dc.rightsAll the contents of this journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1590/s0066-782x2009001000012
dc.subjectHypertension; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Adult; Lages (SC); Brazil.
dc.titlePrevalence of high blood pressure levels and associated factors among adults in Southern Brazil
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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