RESUMO
Arterial blood pressure was determined by the method of Korotkoff in 394 men and 1647 women. The mean values for men were 139/88 and for women 131/83. Arterial hypertension was found in 17.68% of the cases. A direct relationship was found between obesity and hypertension in both sexes. However, no correlation was found between obesity or cigarette smoking and mean arterial pressure. A significant interaction between hypertension and other risk factors (obesity and cigarette smoking) was found.
Assuntos
Pressão Sanguínea , Hipertensão/epidemiologia , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Hipertensão/complicações , Masculino , México , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Obesidade/complicações , Risco , Fatores Sexuais , FumarRESUMO
Se estudiaron 394 hombres y 1647 mujeres, supuestamente sanos, con edad superior a 20 anos, en el Puerto de Veracruz. La tension arterial se obtuvo por el metodo de Korotkoff; (presion sistolica en el primer ruido, o K1 y presion diastolica, en la desaparicion de ruidos en quinta fase, o K5). Las cifras promedio encontradas fueron para los hombres 139/88 e para las mujeres 131/83 respectivamente, siendo la diferencia significativa. Se encontro hipertension utilizando el criterio de la OMS, en el 17.68% de los casos. Hubo relacion directa entre obesidad e hipertension en ambos sexos pero no se encontro correlacion entre la media de la presion arterial con la obesidad o el tabaquismo. Encontramos interaccion entre hipertension y los otros factores de riesgo (obesidad y tabaquismo)