Atherogenic risk factors of hypertension in an elderly

Authors

  • Jorge Armando Poll Pineda Policlínico Universitario “Camilo Torres Restrepo”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Nuris Maria Rueda Macías Policlínico Universitario “Camilo Torres Restrepo”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Armando Poll Rueda Policlínico Comunitario “Luis Carrión Pérez”, Dos Caminos de San Luis, Santiago de Cuba
  • Manuel de Jesús Linares Despaigne Policlínico Universitario “Municipal”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Leydis Arias Moncada Policlínico Universitario “Camilo Torres Restrepo”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba

Keywords:

elderly, hypertension, atherogenic risk factor, primary health care.

Abstract

An analytic and observational non-paired case-control study, of 31 essential hipertensive elderly exposed to certain atherogenic modifiable risk factors (cases) and of 62 with  similar biological characteristics, non hipertensive, but with the same degree of exhibition (control), assisted in the Work Basic Group No. 2 of  “Camilo Torres Restrepo” University Polyclinic in Santiago de Cuba, was carried out from February, 2013 to October, 2014, aimed at determining the causal association among some of these factors with the occurrence of hypertension in this population group. The excessive malnutrition, physical inactivity and dyslipemia were the risk factors that had more incidence in the emergence of the disease.  

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2016-07-08

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Poll Pineda JA, Rueda Macías NM, Poll Rueda A, Linares Despaigne M de J, Arias Moncada L. Atherogenic risk factors of hypertension in an elderly. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2016 Jul. 8 [cited 2025 Jun. 2];20(7). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/738

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Vol. 20 No. 7 (2016): MEDISAN

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