[Prevalence of anxiety disorders in patients with essential hypertension].
BACKGROUND
Various studies found a high correlation among anxious symptomatology and hypertension.


OBJECTIVE
To determine and to compare prevalence of anxiety disorder among patients with essential hypertension and a control group.


METHODS
The structured clinical interview (SCID I) was administered (anxiety disorder module) to 157 people including 57 essential hypertensive patients (non diabetics, without CVA and or other complications) and 100 controls (non hypertensive people that converge to the hospital).


RESULTS
We observed a higher frequency of anxiety disorder in the hypertensive group than in the control group (p <0.001).
Vetere
Giselle
G
Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina. gisellevetere@hotmail.com
Ripaldi
Luciana
L
Ais
Ezequiel
E
Korob
Gabriela
G
Kes
Mariana
M
Villamil
Alberto
A
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence