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O sobrepeso e a obesidade não estão associados com a pressão arterial elevada em jovens praticantes de esportes

Resumo O objetivo do estudo foi analisar a associação entre o sobrepeso e a obesidade com a pressão arterial elevada (PAE), de acordo com a prática esportiva de jovens. Participaram do estudo 636 jovens de 10 a 17 anos da cidade de Londrina-PR. Foram analisadas as variáveis sexo, idade, escolaridade...

Systemic Arterial Hypertension in people living with HIV/AIDS: integrative review

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze scientific productions about the relationship between HIV and Systemic Arterial Hypertension (SAH) in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Method: Integrative literature review in six databases, held in March 2016. "AIDS" and "hypertension" were the keywords used in Portu...

Waist Circumference is Associated with Blood Pressure in Children with Normal Body Mass Index: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of 3, 417 School Children

Arq. bras. cardiol; 109 (6), 2017
Abstract Background: The prevalence of childhood obesity and associated conditions, such as hypertension, has become a major problem of public health. Although waist circumference (WC) is a marker of cardiovascular risk in adults, it is unclear whether this index is associated with cardiovascular risk f...

Income inequality and high blood pressure in Colombia: a multilevel analysis

The objective of this research was to examine the association between income inequality and high blood pressure in Colombia. Using a nationally representative Colombian sample of adults, and data from departments and municipalities, we fit sex-stratified linear and logistic multilevel models with blood p...

Identificación del síndrome metabólico en pacientes con diabetes mellitus e hipertensión arterial
Identification of metabolic syndrome in patients with diabetes mellitus and hypertension

Medisan; 21 (10), 2017
Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, observacional y transversal de 93 pacientes hipertensos y diabéticos, con asociación de síndrome metabólico, ingresados en las salas de Medicina Interna del Hospital General Docente Dr Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso de Santiago de Cuba, durante el bienio 2015-2016, con v...

Risk and protection factors for self-reported hypertension and diabetes in João Pessoa, Brazil. The VIGITEL survey, 2014. A cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Chronic diseases are the main cause of death among adults and are responsible for most outpatient and hospital care expenses in Brazil. The objective here was to determine the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes and to analyze the associations with risk and protectio...

Systemic arterial hypertension, blood pressure levels and associated factors in schoolchildren

Summary Introduction: Hypertension is a major public health problem in contemporary times and it has high prevalence throughout the world. Objective: To investigate the situation of Systemic Arterial Hypertension in schoolchildren aged 6 to 10 years in Divinópolis/MG-Brazil and associated factors. Me...

La hipertensión arterial: un problema de salud internacional

Rev. medica electron; 39 (4), 2017
En el mundo actual la hipertensión arterial una de las enfermedades más comunes que afectan la salud humana, siendo patología y factor de riesgo importante para otras enfermedades, por lo que las estrategias de intervención de salud deben estar dirigidas, a la prevención primaria o de ocurrencia y a...

Clinical characteristics of women with gestational diabetes - comparison of two cohorts enrolled 20 years apart in southern Brazil

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The prevalence and characteristics of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have changed over time, reflecting the nutritional transition and changes in diagnostic criteria. We aimed to evaluate characteristics of women with GDM over a 20-year interval. DESIGN AND SETTING...

Factores de riesgo asociados al desarrollo de hipertensión arterial en Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (8), 2017
Background: High blood pressure is one of the major risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease, affecting 27% of the Chilean population in 2010. Aim: To determine the risk factors associated with the development of hypertension. Material and Methods: Analysis of the database of the 2009...