Prevalência de hipertensão arterial sistêmica e fatores associados em adolescentes residentes em municípios da área de influência da BR-163

Abstract

Hypertension is considered a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and can occur in childhood and adolescence. The objective is to analyze the prevalence of hypertension and associated factors in adolescents 10 to 19 years living in four municipalities in Mato Grosso, Brazil in 2007. Population-based cross-sectional study was conducted with 532 adolescents. The associations between demographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle, nutritional status and presence of hypertension was made with chi-square test and Poisson multiple regression. The prevalence of hypertension was 10.5%. The variables associated with age and hypertension were overweight. Adolescents whose age was 10-14 years had 2.68 (95% CI = 1.37, 5.23) times the prevalence of hypertension compared with those 15-19 years and adolescents who are overweight have a reason prevalence of 2.01 times (95% CI = 1.03, 3.90). The prevalence of hypertension found is disturbing and overweight was an important risk factor for control actions can be implemented in the study group. Changes in lifestyle can reduce excess weight, the prevalence of hypertension and prevent diseases in adulthood.