Prevalencia de hipertension arterial en una comunidad aborigen del norte argentino. / [Prevalence of hypertension in an Indian community in the North of Argentina]
Medicina [B Aires]
; 65(2): 108-12, 2005.
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| ID: bin-38331
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AR2.1
ABSTRACT
The prevalence of hypertension among adults of both sexes was assessed as part of a primary medical attention program in an Indian Wichi-Chorote community in Santa Victoria Este, province of Salta, Argentina. Arterial blood pressure was measured after a five minutes rest in a sitting position in adults (over 18 years old) of both sexes with a calibrated sphygmomanometer. A total of 522 adults (318 women and 204 men) were evaluated with median age of 43.5 +/- 16.3. The mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) was 125.2 +/- 22.7 mm Hg, and the mean dyastolic blood pressure (DBP) was 76.3 +/- 12.8 mm Hg. Thirty five percent of the people evaluated had normal pressure values (SBP<80 and DBP<120), 37
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Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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America do sul
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Argentina
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Medicina [B Aires]
Año:
2005
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Argentina