title: Hypertension in Mexican adults: results from the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the prevalence of hypertension among Mexican adults, and to compare to that observed among Mexican-Americans living in the US.
  
  
  METHODS
  The primary data source came from adults (>20 years) sampled (n=33366) in the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006 (ENSANUT 2006). Hypertension was defined when systolic blood pressure was >or=140 and/or diastolic was >or= 90 or patients previously diagnosed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 43.2% of participants were classified as having hypertension. We found a positive statistically significant association (p<0.05) between hypertension and BMI, abdominal obesity, previous diagnosis of diabetes and hypercholesterolemia. Subjects with hypertension had a significantly higher odd of having a history of diabetes or hypercholesterolemia. Hypertension had a higher prevalence in Mexico than among Mexican-Americans living in the US.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hypertension is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in Mexico. In the last six years in Mexico, a substantial increase (25%) has been observed in contrast to the reduction seen among Mexican-Americans (-15%).
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. sbarquera@insp.mx
authors.forename: Simón
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barquera
authors.forename: Ismael
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Campos-Nonato
authors.forename: Lucía
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hernández-Barrera
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Villalpando
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Gilabert
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Durazo-Arvizú
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Aguilar-Salinas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D015995:Prevalence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult