Prevalence of hypertension in the urban population of Catanduva, in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

• Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia 2001-07, Vol.77 (1), p.9-21
• Main Authors: Freitas, O C, Resende de Carvalho, F, Marques Neves, J, Veludo, P K, Silva Parreira, R, Marafiotti Gonçalves, R, Arenales de Lima, S, Bulgarelli Bestetti, R
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alcohol Drinking; antihypertensive treatment; Body Mass Index; Brazil - epidemiology; CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes Mellitus - physiopathology; epidemiological study of hypertension; Female; Humans; hypertension; Hypertension - epidemiology; Hypertension - therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Random Allocation; Socioeconomic Factors; Urban Health
• ISSN: 0066-782X; 1678-4170; 0066-782X; 1678-4170
• DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X2001000700002

To study the prevalence of systemic hypertension and its control in the population of Catanduva, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. We carried out a randomized cross-sectional population-based study of the urban population of Catanduva with individuals above 18 years of age (688 individuals accounting for 0.9% of the referred population). We interviewed study participants to analyze the major qualitative and quantitative variables that could influence the hypertensive scenario and the risk for systemic hypertension. Blood pressure was measured through the indirect method according to the III Consenso Brasileiro de Hipertensão (III Brazilian Consensus on Hypertension), which established blood pressure levels >/= 140/90 mm Hg as hypertensive. The prevalence of systemic hypertension was higher in individuals with: (1) history of hypertension (p/= 25 kg/m(2) (p