Lopes Anália Rosário, Moreira Michelle Damasceno, Trelha Celita Salmaso, Marchiori Luciana Lozza de Moraes
Student in the Master's Program in Rehabilitation Sciences associated with Universidade Estadual Londrina (UEL)/Universidade Norte do Paraná (UNOPAR), Londrina, Parana. Union of America Faculty Professor, Foz do Iguacu, Parana.
Student in the Master's Program in Rehabilitation Sciences associated with UEL/UNOPAR, Londrina, Parana. Physiotherapist admitted after a public examination by the Family Health Program.
Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Apr;17(2):157-62. doi: 10.7162/S1809-97772013000200007.
Advancing age increases the risk for a number of chronic diseases. Hypertension and dizziness are highly prevalent in the elderly population and represent major health problems.
To verify the association between complaints of dizziness and the presence of hypertension in non-institutionalized elders.
This was a prospective cross-sectional cohort study of the elderly population of Londrina, Paraná in terms of aging and longevity. The required sample size was calculated, and subjects e" 60 years of age of both genders were selected at random. Data were collected using a questionnaire covering socio-demographic information and self-reported cases of hypertension and dizziness. Statistical analysis was performed using the chi-square test with p d" 0.05 as the level of significance.
The study included 493 elderly subjects, of whom 257 (52.1%) complained of dizziness and 308 (62.5%) reported a diagnosis of arterial systemic hypertension. Dizziness was significantly associated with hypertension (χ2 = 6.26, p = 0.01) and female sex.
Hypertension and dizziness were both highly prevalent and were significantly associated, showing the great need for investments in preventive measures.
年龄增长会增加患多种慢性疾病的风险。高血压和头晕在老年人群中极为普遍，是主要的健康问题。
验证非机构养老老年人头晕主诉与高血压之间的关联。
这是一项关于巴拉那州隆德里纳老年人群衰老和长寿情况的前瞻性横断面队列研究。计算所需样本量，随机选取60岁及以上的男女受试者。通过问卷收集社会人口学信息以及高血压和头晕的自我报告病例数据。采用卡方检验进行统计分析，以p≤0.05为显著性水平。
该研究纳入493名老年受试者，其中257人（52.1%）主诉头晕，308人（62.5%）报告诊断为系统性动脉高血压。头晕与高血压（χ2 = 6.26，p = 0.01）及女性性别显著相关。
高血压和头晕都极为普遍且显著相关，这表明亟需对预防措施进行投入。
