Factores de riesgo relacionados con la hipertensión arterial en adultos de 20 a 64 años. Consultorio 6. Centro de Salud Guasmo Norte. Año 2018.

Abstract

Background: Arterial hypertension is a public health problem, affecting millions of people worldwide, is an asymptomatic disease of easy care causes a great impact at the individual, family, social and economic level. It requires interventions of promotion and prevention in the modifications of the risk factors. Materials and methods: an observational, prospective, transverse study was conducted in the clinic No. 6 of the Guasmo Norte Health Centre; In the year 2018, the sample was 100 people with the objective of identifying the risk factors related to hypertension with an age between 20 to 64 years; Those who met the inclusion criteria, prior informed consent of the participants, used a questionnaire designed for the collection of information in accordance with the objectives and variables. Result: In terms of risk facto9res it was observed that the overweight is (41%), and obesity with a (41%), physical inactivity with a (85%), inadequate consumptions such as chocolate, coffee and energy drinks with or without electrolytes (55%), inadequate consumption of sausages (40%), tabacco habits (7%) and add salt to the food when they are sewn (40%), diabetes mellitus type II (16%), treatment with corticoid (4%). Conclusions: The people studied present risk factors related to hypertension such as: overweight, obesity, and physical inactivity, inadequate consumption of food and tabacco habits.