Hypertension in Mexican adults: results from the National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006.
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%).
Barquera
Simón
S
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. sbarquera@insp.mx
Campos-Nonato
Ismael
I
Hernández-Barrera
Lucía
L
Villalpando
Salvador
S
Rodríguez-Gilabert
César
C
Durazo-Arvizú
Ramón
R
Aguilar-Salinas
Carlos A
CA
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