High prevalence of arterial hypertension in a Brazilian Northeast population of low education and income level, and its association with obesity and metabolic syndrome

High prevalence of arterial hypertension in a Brazilian Northeast population of low education and income level, and its association with obesity and metabolic syndrome

OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study are to estimate the prevalence of arterial hypertension (AH) in an adult population with a predominance of families with low education and income levels, in the hinterlands of Pernambuco, Brazil, and to analyze its association with other factors related to car...

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Main Authors: Rüy Lyra, Rüsilda dos Santos Silva, Renan Magalhães Montenegro Junior, Marcus Vinicius Cardoso Matos, Nathalia Joanne Bispo Cézar, Virginia Oliveira Fernandes, Luiz Maurício-da-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2012-04-01
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
Subjects:
Hypertension
blood pressure
cardiovascular diseases
obesity
metabolic syndrome X
epidemiology
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