2016
DOI: 10.1590/1516-3180.2015.02090911
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Abstract: CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: High blood pressure (hypertension) is the most frequent cause of morbidity and a major risk factor for cardiovascular complications. The aim here was to describe the prevalence of blood pressure greater than or equal to 140/90 mmHg in the adult Brazilian population and federal states, along with self-reported information about previous medical diagnoses of hypertension, use of medication and medical care for hypertension control. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study analyzing inform… Show more

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“…Therefore, in any case, estimates of self-reported hypertension and diabetes prevalence are always subject to underreporting. Despite these problems, the values of prevalence obtained in this study are satisfactorily close to those reported in works using objective criteria to diagnose hypertension (Malta et al, 2016) and diabetes (Torquato et al, 2003). This demonstrates the utility of the results to describe the frequency of these health conditions among users of primary health care services in Ribeirão Preto.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 80%
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“…Therefore, in any case, estimates of self-reported hypertension and diabetes prevalence are always subject to underreporting. Despite these problems, the values of prevalence obtained in this study are satisfactorily close to those reported in works using objective criteria to diagnose hypertension (Malta et al, 2016) and diabetes (Torquato et al, 2003). This demonstrates the utility of the results to describe the frequency of these health conditions among users of primary health care services in Ribeirão Preto.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 80%
“…Other study using data from the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD) (Muniz et al, 2012) estimated that in the South-eastern region of Brazil the prevalence of self-reported hypertension among men is 12.4% and among women is 16.5%. The prevalence rates estimated in the present study are closer to those reported in the National Health Survey (NHS) of 2013 (Malta, Santos, Perillo, & Szwarcwald, 2016), where blood pressure was measured by using a calibrated digital device. Considering the adult population of the state of São Paulo, the prevalence of hypertension was 27.6% among men and 21.3% among women.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 75%
“…In the present study, the 30% prevalence found was similar (31%) to the one found in a transversal study which investigated prevalence and HAS associated factors in PLHA using ART [33]. It is noted that the results found were higher than the ones observed in Brazilian adult population (22.8%) according to data informed by the Risk Factors and Chronic Diseases Vigilance by Phone Inquiry (Vigitel) [35, 36]. These results suggest the necessity of monitoring and preventive measures in this group of individuals as the development of such chronic disease is related to general life habits which are changeable risk factors.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
“…These study results provide further evidence about the high prevalence of hypertension among elderly patients. It has been proposed that >50% of Brazilian elderly patients should have hypertension, and our results identified that 59.3% of the studied population had hypertension. In addition, the significant association between hypertension and obesity and diagnosis of DM was observed, confirming findings from previous studies .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 84%