Hypertension among undergraduate students from Lubango, Angola.
This descriptive study aimed to investigate the prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors among undergraduate students in Lubango-Angola. The results obtained according to the health field model were: a) human biology: 61.3% were between 18 and 29 years old; prevalence of hypertension from 20.3 to 26.7%; 17.1% were overweight; 3.2% were obese; b) environment: 36.1% were exclusively students; 33.1% gained a family income of up to 250 dollars; c) life style: 86.2% practiced physical activity; 60.6% preferred salty food; 4.0% were smokers; 40.6% drank alcohol; d) health care: 82.8% already had their arterial pressure verified sometime in their life, and 65.4% did not remember the obtained value.
Simão
Manuel
M
Agostinho Neto University, Angola. msimao40@hotmail.com
Hayashida
Miyeko
M
dos Santos
Cláudia Benedita
CB
Cesarino
Evandro José
EJ
Nogueira
Maria Suely
MS
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000810:Angola / Q000453:epidemiology; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*