Population
198 adults from the urban population of Canaã district, Triunfo, Pernambuco, Brazil, predominantly with low…
Design
Cross-sectional
Key result
In a low-income urban Brazilian population, the prevalence of arterial hypertension was 64.1%, and it was strongly associated with lower income, elevated BMI, and metabolic syndrome.
Authors
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Supports targeted screening in low-income urban Brazil; leaves open causal links to income, BMI, and metabolic syndrome.
Cross-Sectional (n=198)
No
There is a high prevalence of undiagnosed and poorly controlled arterial hypertension in low-income, low-education urban populations in Northeast Brazil, strongly associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome.
Lyra et al. (2012) conducted a cross-sectional in Arterial hypertension (n=198). Low income, elevated BMI, and metabolic syndrome was evaluated on Prevalence of arterial hypertension. In a low-income urban Brazilian population, the prevalence of arterial hypertension was 64.1%, and it was strongly associated with lower income, elevated BMI, and metabolic syndrome.