Association between risk factors for hypertension and the nursing diagnosis overweight in adolescents/asociacion entre los factores de riesgo para la hipertension y diagnostico de enfermeria sobrepeso en adolescents/associacao entre os fatores de risco para hipertensao e o diagnostico de enfermagem excesso de peso em adolescentes

• Published in: Investigación y educación en enfermería 2016-06, Vol.34 (2), p.305
• Main Authors: Vieira, Caroline Evelin Nascimento Kluczynik, Mariz, Larissa Soares, Dantas, Dandara Nayara Azevedo, de Menezes, Dayane Jessyca Cunha, Rego, Marcia Camila Dantas, Enders, Bertha Cruz
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• ISSN: 0120-5307
• DOI: 10.17533/udea.iee.v34n2a10

Objective. To identify associations between the risk factors for hypertension and the nursing diagnosis of overweight in adolescents. Methods. Cross-sectional study conducted in 2013 with 347 teenagers attending schools in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, who answered a form about the socioeconomic profile, physical activity, eating habits and family history of disease and who underwent physical examination. For analytical analysis, two groups were formed: students with the Nursing Diagnosis overweight (n = 100) and students without this diagnosis (n = 247). Results. the risk factors for hypertension associated with the Nursing Diagnosis were: abdominal obesity (OR=40.0), food intake rich in sugar and fat (OR=40.0), family history of hypertension (OR=6.9), obesity and diabetes (OR=2.0), abnormal systolic and diastolic blood pressure (OR=5.5). Conclusion. the risk factors for hypertension that presented association with the Nursing Diagnosis overweight were abdominal obesity, eating habits, family history of diseases and abnormal blood pressure. These findings may contribute to prevent hypertension in adolescents, in that it directs the gaze of nurses to develop effective measures to address these risk factors. Key words: nursing; overweight ; adolescent; risk factors; hypertension. Objetivo. Explorar las asociaciones entre los factores de riesgo para la hipertension y el Diagnostico de Enfermeria (DE) de sobrepeso en adolescentes. Metodologia. Estudio transversal realizado con 347 adolescentes de escuelas de Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil, quienes respondieron un cuestionario con informacion acerca de perfil socioeconomico, actividad fisica, habitos alimentarios y antecedentes familiares de la enfermedad. A su vez, se sometieron a un examen fisico. Para el analisis se formaron dos grupos: los estudiantes con el DE de sobrepeso (n = 100) y los estudiantes sin este diagnostico (n=247). Resultados. Los factores de riesgo para la hipertension que se asociaron con diagnostico de enfermeria fueron: obesidad abdominal (OR=40.0), la ingesta de alimentos ricos en azucar (OR=3.5) y en grasa (4.4); antecedentes familiares de hipertension (OR=6.9), obesidad (OR=2.0) y diabetes (OR=5.5). El grupo con DE de sobrepeso tambien tuvo cifras promedio mayores de presion arterial sistolica y diastolica que el grupo sin el diagnostico. Conclusion. Los factores de riesgo para la hipertension que se asociaron con el DE exceso de peso fueron la obesidad abdominal, los habit