Centro de Excelencia en Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales en Salud, Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima 15024, Peru.
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima 15067, Peru.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jun 27;19(13):7867. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19137867.
Prehypertension is a clinical condition that increases the risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. In South American countries, prehypertension affects almost one-third of the population. The aim of the present study was to determine the association between prehypertension and the main cardiometabolic risk factors according to the US National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III by sex in the Peruvian population. A total of 863 participants surveyed were included in the study. A total of 21.1% had prehypertension, 14.4% of whom were female, and 30.5% were male. Women belonging to the age group 50-59 years, having abdominal obesity and being a current smoker, were more likely to have prehypertension, while the likelihood of having prehypertension increased in men with abdominal obesity. Three out of 10 men and one out of 10 women in Peru have prehypertension. In women, being 50 to 59 years of age, having abdominal obesity, and being a current smoker, increased the probability of having prehypertension, whereas, in men, only abdominal obesity was found to be associated with prehypertension. Our findings will allow the development of prevention strategies focused on the appropriate diagnosis of prehypertension and cardiometabolic risk factors according to sex.
高血压前期是一种增加高血压和心血管疾病风险的临床状况。在南美国家，高血压前期影响了近三分之一的人口。本研究的目的是根据美国国家胆固醇教育计划成人治疗专家组第三版，确定高血压前期与主要心血管代谢危险因素之间的关系，并按性别在秘鲁人群中进行分析。共纳入 863 名调查参与者。共有 21.1%的人患有高血压前期，其中 14.4%为女性，30.5%为男性。属于 50-59 岁年龄组、有腹型肥胖和正在吸烟的女性更有可能患有高血压前期，而腹型肥胖的男性患有高血压前期的可能性增加。在秘鲁，每 10 名男性中有 3 人，每 10 名女性中有 1 人患有高血压前期。在女性中，50 至 59 岁、腹型肥胖和正在吸烟会增加高血压前期的可能性，而在男性中，只有腹型肥胖与高血压前期有关。我们的研究结果将有助于制定预防策略，重点是根据性别对高血压前期和心血管代谢危险因素进行适当诊断。
