Coghlan Eduardo, Quero Luciana Bella, Schwab Marcos, Pellegrini Débora, Trimarchi Hernán
Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital Británico, Buenos Aires.
Medicina (B Aires). 2005;65(2):108-12.
The prevalence of hypertension among adults of both sexes was assessed as part of a primary medical attention program in an Indian Wichi-Chorote community in Santa Victoria Este, province of Salta, Argentina. Arterial blood pressure was measured after a five minutes rest in a sitting position in adults (over 18 years old) of both sexes with a calibrated sphygmomanometer. A total of 522 adults (318 women and 204 men) were evaluated with median age of 43.5 +/- 16.3. The mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) was 125.2 +/- 22.7 mm Hg, and the mean dyastolic blood pressure (DBP) was 76.3 +/- 12.8 mm Hg. Thirty five percent of the people evaluated had normal pressure values (SBP<80 and DBP<120), 37% prehypertensive (SBP 120-139 or DBP 80-89) and 28% hypertensive (SBP > or = 140 or DBP > or = 90). Thirty one percent of the men (mean age: 43.93 +/- 17.11, mean SBP: 126.81 +/- 22.61 and mean DBP: 77.80 +/- 13.33) and 27% of the women studied (mean age: 42.93 +/- 16.3, mean SBP: 124.92 +/- 24.02 and mean DBP: 75.28 +/- 12.57) were hypertense. Fifty nine percent of the people over 65 years of age (n:58) (mean age: 73.15 +/- 6.36, mean SBP: 144.81 +/- 28.72 and mean DBP: 79.68 +/- 13.17) had blood pressure values in the hypertense range. The prevalence of hypertension in the evaluated rural population, suffering extreme demographic and sanitary conditions, is similar to that reported for urbanized societies in the USA but lower than the one reported for other rural areas of our country.
作为阿根廷萨尔塔省圣维多利亚埃斯特的一个印第安维奇-乔罗特社区初级医疗保健项目的一部分，对成年男女的高血压患病率进行了评估。使用校准后的血压计，让成年男女（18岁以上）在坐位休息5分钟后测量动脉血压。总共对522名成年人（318名女性和204名男性）进行了评估，年龄中位数为43.5±16.3岁。平均收缩压（SBP）为125.2±22.7毫米汞柱，平均舒张压（DBP）为76.3±12.8毫米汞柱。35%的受评估者血压值正常（收缩压<80且舒张压<120），37%为高血压前期（收缩压120 - 139或舒张压80 - 89），28%为高血压（收缩压≥140或舒张压≥90）。31%的男性（平均年龄：43.93±17.11，平均收缩压：126.81±22.61，平均舒张压：77.80±13.33）和27%的受研究女性（平均年龄：42.93±16.3，平均收缩压：124.92±24.02，平均舒张压：75.28±12.57）患有高血压。年龄超过65岁的人群中59%（n = 58）（平均年龄：73.15±6.36，平均收缩压：144.81±28.72，平均舒张压：79.68±13.17）血压值处于高血压范围。在受评估的、面临极端人口和卫生条件的农村人群中高血压患病率与美国城市化社会报告的患病率相似，但低于我国其他农村地区报告的患病率。
