[Factors of cardiovascular risk for hypertensive patients followed during primary care].
OBJECTIVE
To describe the elements of cardiovascular risk in order to calculate global cardiovascular risk in primary care hypertensive patients in Sousse Tunisia.


METHODS
Cross sectional study including 456 hypertensive patients followed in 7 public health centers. Cardiovascular risk was assessed according the World Health Organization/International health society recommendations.


RESULTS
Average age was 65.6 +/- 9.8 years, Sex Ratio was 0.18. Sixth of the patients had at least three risk factors, the most frequent of them were getting advanced in years, mild hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Targer organ damages was showed in 13.8%; 8.3% presented an associated cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular risk was very high in about 20% of patients.


CONCLUSIONS
Primary care hypertensive patients show a heterogeneous cardiovascular risk. Patients with very high risk should be referred to specialists in order to benefit by a better care.
Ben Abdelaziz
Ahmed
A
Service d'Epidémiologie, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisie.
Elrafei
Wassim
W
Gaha
Khaled
K
Mandhouj
Olfa
O
Ben Othman
Aicha
A
Ghannem
Hassen
H
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology