Risk factors in hypertensive patients at Patacamaya Hospital, La Paz. Bolivia

Authors

  • Mery Martínez Cabrera Coordinación de brigada cubana departamento El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia.
  • Magaly Gort Hernandez Hospital Boliviano Español Patacamaya.

Keywords:

Hypertension, Risk factors.

Abstract

Introduction: hypertension is one of the most important medical problems of contemporary medicine, being influenced by multiple risk factors.
Objective: to determine the presence of risk factors en hypertensive patients attending the internal medicine office at Patacamaya Hospital, La Paz, Bolivia Republic during 2014.
Material and method: this is a descriptive cross-sectional research. The universe was comprised of 7739 adult patients (18 years and older) attending internal medicine for any health reasons. The sample comprised 270 patients with a diagnosis of hypertension. The variables studied were: age, sex and risk factors. Summary measures for qualitative data were used.
Results: the prevalence of hypertension in this study was 3.4%, those over 60 years and male were the most affected; inadequate eating habits (70.0%), toxic habits (52.9%) and erythrocytosis occurred more frequently. Having these risk factors was highly significant as a predisposing element to develop high blood pressure, increasing by 2.76 times its presence.
Conclusions: there was a direct relationship between the presence of risk factors and hypertension in the the studied series.

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Author Biographies

Mery Martínez Cabrera, Coordinación de brigada cubana departamento El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia.

 Especialista Primer Grado Medicina General Integral. Máster en Longevidad Satisfactoria. Asistente. Coordinadora departamental de brigada cubana en departamento El Alto.

 

Magaly Gort Hernandez, Hospital Boliviano Español Patacamaya.

Especialista de Primer y Segundo Grado en Medicina Interna. Máster en Educación Médica Superior. Máster en Urgencias Médicas. Profesor consultante.

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2015-10-28

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Martínez Cabrera M, Gort Hernandez M. Risk factors in hypertensive patients at Patacamaya Hospital, La Paz. Bolivia. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2015 Oct. 28 [cited 2025 Aug. 30];19(5):938-47. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/2360

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Vol. 19 No. 5 (2015)

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