%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalencia de hipertensi車n arterial en comunidades pehuenches, Alto Biobio Prevalence of hypertension in Pehuenche communities living in the area of Alto Bio Bio Chile
%A Claudia Navarrete Briones
%A Ricardo Cartes-Vel芍squez
%J Revista Chilena de Cardiolog赤a
%D 2012
%I Sociedad Chilena de Cardiolog赤a y Cirug赤a Cardiovascular
%X Antecedentes: En los 迆ltimos a os se ha observado un aumento en la preval那ncia de hipertensi車n arterial (HTA), que incluso afecta a poblaci車n rural e ind赤gena. Sin embargo, no existen datos de la poblaci車n pehuen-che, la que habita mayoritariamente en la comuna de Alto Biobio. Objetivos: Determinar la prevalencia de HTA en habitantes de comunidades pehuenches y su relaci車n con caracter赤sticas etnodemogr芍ficas y el estado nutricional. M谷todos: Estudio de prevalencia, corte transversal, sobre una muestra de 400 individuos mayores de 15 a os; la adquisici車n de datos se realiz車 entre mayo y octubre de 2011. Se incluyen variables sociodemogr芍ficas, 谷tnicas y cl赤nicas, estas 迆ltimas de acuerdo a criterios diagn車sticos del MINSAL. Resultados: La prevalencia de HTA corresponde al 24,5%; no pesquisamos diferencias estad赤sticamente significativas por sexo, etnia ni estado nutricional. En cambio, si las hubo por edad, donde las personas mayores ten赤an una mayor prevalencia y gravedad de HTA que sus contrapartes m芍s j車venes; el 70,59% de los mayores de 65 a os ten赤a HTA. De la misma forma, se aprecia un aumento progresivo de las presiones diast車licas, sist車licas y medias con la edad. Solo el 32% de la poblaci車n previamente diagnosticada ten赤a presiones en rango normal. Conclusiones: La prevalencia de HTA en comunidades pehuenches es similar a la nacional, siendo la edad el 迆nico factor de riesgo asociado a este diagn車stico. The prevalence hypertension is increasing in general, including the rural and native populations of Chile. However, there is no information regarding this problem in the Pehuenche population, which inhabits the High BioBio area. Aim: to determine the prevalence of hypertension in Pehuenche communities and its relation to ethnic, demographic and nutritional factors Methods: A cross sectional sample of 400 individuals 16 years and older were surveyed between May and October 2011. Socio-demographic, ethnic and clinical characteristics were assessed. The National Health Department's definitions were used. Results: Hypertension was found in 24.5% of subjects. There were no differences in the prevalence of hypertension according to gender, ethnic factors or nutritional state. As expected, prevalence of hypertension increased with age, reaching 70.6% in those above 65 years. Both systolic and diastolic pressures increased with age. Only 32% of the previously evaluated subjects had a normal blood pressure. Conclusion: the prevalence of Hypertension in pe-huenches is similar to that observed in the overall Chilean population. There was no relation of hyp
%K hypertension
%K ethnic origin
%K risk factors
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