[The characteristics of arterial hypertension in the population of a preventive medicine service].
Of 2,115 persons who were submitted to a voluntary check-up, we found 10.6% suffering from hypertension and 16.2% with borderline hypertension, the latter group having been followed and the condition subsequently confirmed in 45.9% of the case. The prevalence increases with age. There were no prevailing differences found between rural and city populations. The prevalence is greater in self-employed persons that in salary workers and we would bring to the fore the higher prevalence in housewives (p less than 0.0005). 74.8% of the hypertensive patients knew of their situation but only 15.6% of them showed normal blood pressure at the following-up. Rarely 0.85% had severe hypertension and 3% had moderate hypertension.
Knobel
H
H
Muñiz
R
R
Falgueras
L
L
López Vivancos
J
J
García Cors
M
M
Marcos
E
E
Tapies
A
A
Montull
S
S
Nadal
J
J
D000367:Age Factors; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009790:Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
Características de la hipertensión arterial en la población de un servicio de medicina preventiva.