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Factores de riesgo cardiovascular en Estados Unidos y México: comparación de los estudios HABLE y ENASEM

Gac. méd. Méx; 156 (1), 2020
Resumen Introducción: En Estados Unidos se dispone de información acerca de la población mexicoamericana por el Estudio de Salud y Envejecimiento del Cerebro en Latinos Mayores (HABLE); en México se dispone de los resultados del Estudio Nacional de Salud y Envejecimiento en México (ENASEM). Objeti...

Fatores associados à demência em idosos

Resumo Analisar os fatores associados à demência em idosos atendidos em um ambulatório de memória da Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (Unisul). Estudo transversal com análise de dados de prontuário no período de 01/2013 a 04/2016. O desfecho foi o diagnóstico clínico de demência. As variá...

Prevalence and factors associated with arterial hypertension in a Brazilian rural working population

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of hypertension and associated factors in farmers in a rural region of Brazil. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving a sample of 790 farmers who were residents of Espírito Santo, Brazil. RESULTS: The prevalence of hypertension was 35.8% (95%CI...

Relationship between anthropometric indicators and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adults and older adults of Rio Branco, Acre

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the association between anthropometric variables and cardiovascular risk factors in adults and older adults of Rio Branco, Acre. METHODS A population-based cross-sectional study with 641 adults and 957 older adults was conducted. The statistical analyses consisted of the d...

Consumo alimentar segundo a classificação NOVA, alterações da pressão arterial e incidência de hipertensão em adultos da Coorte de Universidades Mineiras (CUME)

A hipertensão arterial (HA) é um importante problema de saúde pública devido à sua alta magnitude e por constituir o mais relevante fator de risco para doenças cardiovasculares (DCV), principal causa de morbimortalidade em todo o mundo. Estima-se que o consumo alimentar não saudável constitui um ...

The effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in the treatment of hypertension and diabetes

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction: obesity has become a public health problem in Brazil and worldwide, due to its high prevalence. It is considered a risk factor for systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and type 2 diabetes mellitus T2DM. Although lifestyle changes can control and even achieve complete T2DM remissi...

Increased prevalence of hypertension among people living with HIV: where to begin?

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular diseases (CDVs) have become increasingly important for progressively older people living with HIV (PLHIV). Identification of gaps requiring improvement in the care cascade for hypertension, a primary risk factor for CVDs, is of utmost importance. This study analyzed...

Analysis of the interrelationships between factors influencing blood pressure in adults

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To investigate the interrelationships between sociodemographic, behavioral and clinical factors associated with high blood pressure in a population of Brazilian adults. METHODS Data from a cross-sectional population-based study conducted with adults were used. In the hypothetical mod...

Does socioeconomic inequality occur in the multimorbidity among Brazilian adults?

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of multimorbidity among Brazilian adults and its association with socioeconomic indicators. METHODS: Cross-sectional study that used data from the Pesquisa Nacional Sobre Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de Medicamentos no Brasil (PNAUM - Br...

Conicity index in people with hypertension followed in the Brazil's Family Health Strategy

Rev. bras. enferm; 73 (5), 2020
ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the conicity index in people with hypertension followed in the Brazil's Family Health Strategy. Methods: cross-sectional study conducted in a medium-sized municipality located in the state of Paraná. Data collection took place in the first semester of 2016. using an ada...