Hipertensión arterial y factores de riesgo cardiovasculares en habitantes de la parroquia 28 de Mayo cantón Yacuambi -Zamora

Arterial hypertension (AHT) is a multifactorial disease, considered a public health problem associated with morbidity and mortality, and when uncontrolled or undiagnosed, it causes systemic alterations, complications and death, situations that are exacerbated by lifestyle. The purpose of this research was to classify the degrees of arterial hypertension, identify the modifiable and non-modifiable cardiovascular risk factors according to sex and age group, and estimate their correlation in the inhabitants of the urban area of the parish of 28 de Mayo, Yacuambi-Zamora canton. The study was quantitative, cross-sectional, developed in 298 inhabitants, in whom the "Clinical Practice Guideline of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH)/ European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2018 for the management of hypertension", the taking of anthropometric measurements, the self-test of eating habits and the questionnaires of Prevalence of tobacco consumption -AUDIT- IPAQ were used. The results showed that 40.48% showed AHT isolated systolic , 23.83% grade I and 14.29% high normal in the 40-64 and >65 age groups; with regard to cardiovascular risk factors, 14.29% and 28.57% had personal and family history respectively, 90.48% had high BMI, 52.38% had high abdominal circumference and 28.57% had smoking habits. When the variables were related by calculating Chi-square with values of 6.51 (p=0.00) and and 5.19 (p=0.01) statistically significant relationships were found. We conclude that the degree of arterial hypertension grade I, is related family history of cardiovascular disease, and the III to poor eating habits

• Autor principal: Ricaurte Armijos, Andrea Jhulissa (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Idioma: spa
• Publicat: 2023
• Matèries: MEDICINA; MORBIMORTALIDAD; HIPERTENSIÓN ARTERIAL; SALUD PÚBLICA
• Accés en línia: https://dspace.unl.edu.ec/jspui/handle/123456789/27416