title: Prevalence of sedentary lifestyle in individuals with high blood pressure.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the prevalence of a sedentary lifestyle in individuals with high blood pressure.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional study was conducted among 310 individuals with high blood pressure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of the diagnosis of sedentary lifestyle was 60%. The more common defining characteristics were "lack of physical conditioning" and "lack of practice for physical exercises." The nursing diagnosis was associated with age and presence of diabetes. Individuals who presented with a sedentary lifestyle related to lack of motivation were significantly younger.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed a high prevalence of "sedentary lifestyle" and its associations with age and the presence of diabetes. IMPLICATIONS TO NURSING PRACTICE: The acknowledgement of "sedentary lifestyle" contributes to the choice for nursing interventions that promote physical activity centered on the subject and the surroundings.
authors.affiliation: Catholic Faculty Rainha do Sertão and Federal University of Ceará, Brazil.
authors.forename: Nirla Gomes
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Guedes
authors.forename: Marcos Venícios de Oliveira
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Rafaella Pessoa
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Tahissa Frota
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Cavalcante
authors.forename: Thelma Leite
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: de Araujo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult