Socio-demographic caracteristics and prevalence of risk factors in a hypertensive and diabetics population : a cross-sectional study in primary health care in Brazil
Baldisserotto, Julio (Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (Porto Alegre, Brasil))
Kopittke, Luciane (Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (Porto Alegre, Brasil))
Borges Nedel, Fúlvio (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Facultat de Medicina)
Takeda, Silvia Pasa (Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (Porto Alegre, Brasil))
Mendonça, Claunara Schilling (Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (Porto Alegre, Brasil))
Sirena, Sérgio Antonio (Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (Porto Alegre, Brasil))
Diercks, Margarita Silva (Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (Porto Alegre, Brasil))
de Lima, Lena Azeredo (Grupo Hospitalar Conceição (Porto Alegre, Brasil))
Nicolau, Belinda (McGill University (Montreal, Canadà))

Data:	2016
Resum:	Systemic arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus, and their related morbidity and mortality, are currently the most common public health problems and also a higher burden of disease in Brazil. They represent a real challenge for primary health care. This study describes the methodology and baseline data of an adult population with hypertension and diabetes attending in primary health care. It is a cross sectional study which presents data from a longitudinal research. 3784 adults were randomly selected from the registry of a health service in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The eligibility criteria were: confirmed diagnosis of hypertension and/or diabetes, consulted at least once in the prior 3 years and 18 years of age or older. Home data collection consisted of a questionnaire with information on demographic, medical history, life style and socio-economic factors. A total of 2482 users were interviewed (response rate of 71 %). The median age was 64 (IQR = 55. 7) and the majority were women (68 %), and married (52 %). Whereas 66. 5 % (CI 95 % 64. 5-68. 3) of the sample had only hypertension, 6. 5 % (CI 95 % 5. 5-7. 5) had diabetes and 27. 1 % (CI 95 % 25. 3-28. 8) had both diseases. The prevalence of diseases increased with age and with fewer years of study (p < 0. 05). Subjects with both diseases had significantly more associated comorbidities. Hypertension and diabetes are more prevalent in older individuals, especially women, and less educated people. People suffering with both chronic conditions simultaneously are more likely to have additional comorbidities.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Hypertension ; Diabetes mellitus ; Primary health care ; Service evaluation ; Chronic diseases ; Self-assessment
Publicat a:	BMC public health, Vol. 16 (july 2016) , ISSN 1471-2458

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3230-7
PMID: 27422747

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