2008
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2008001400007
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Associação entre hipertensão arterial e excesso de peso em adultos, Belém, Pará, 2005

Abstract: SummaryBackground: Hypertension is a major public health issue affecting 20 to 25% of the global population of adults, and 12 to 35 % of Brazilians.

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“…Algunos estudios mostraron que los ex-fumadores presentaron mayor prevalencia de hipertensión arterial con relación a los fumadores y incluso con relación a los que nunca fumaron 23,24 . Este resultado puede haber se producido en consecuencia de la causalidad reversa, ya que las personas diagnosticadas con hipertensión arterial son orientadas a dejar de fumar.…”
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“…Algunos estudios mostraron que los ex-fumadores presentaron mayor prevalencia de hipertensión arterial con relación a los fumadores y incluso con relación a los que nunca fumaron 23,24 . Este resultado puede haber se producido en consecuencia de la causalidad reversa, ya que las personas diagnosticadas con hipertensión arterial son orientadas a dejar de fumar.…”
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“…Lima-Costa and colleagues report that prevalence of hypertension was 20 % higher among those with 12 or more years of schooling than those with eight or fewer [28]. Educational gradients in hypertension prevalence rates have been observed in samples with self-reported and measured blood pressure [29], with some highlighting stronger educational disparities on hypertension prevalence among women than men [30]. Other cardiovascular risks are also more prevalent among individuals with lower education in Brazil [31], so it is not surprising the educational disparities we found in heart disease.…”
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“…Borges et al 1 have stressed that overweight may lead to increased susceptibility to systemic arterial hypertension (SAH), involving primarily sociodemographic factors, diet and smoking. In the population analyzed, 55.7% of the individuals did not exercise, and no significant associations were observed between physical activity and SAH.…”
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confidence: 99%