title: [Profile of patients seen at an outpatient hypertension facility: are there gender differences?].
abstract: The objective of this study was to find out whether there are gender dierences regarding socio-demographic characteristics and associated risk factors in adults monitored in an outpatient hypertension facility. Retrospective analysis of records of patients seen at the outpatient hypertension clinic in 2009-2010, in a hospital specialized in cardiology, in southern Brazil. All patients were beneficiaries from the Brazilian Unified Healthcare System (SUS). The variables considered were socio-demographicprofile, anthropometric measurements and risk factors for hypertension. For statistical analysis, a signficance level of 5% (p < 0.05) was adopted. Of the 209 patient records assessed most belonged to female patients (66%), 65.9% of them were married 71.6% were white, with mean age 53.5 +/- 13.8 years, and 70.1% had a sedentary behavior Regarding risk factors, waist circumference and alcohol use were higher among men (p = 0.04). It was concluded that there was no gender difference concerning the assessed variables, except for the use of alcohol.
authors.forename: Anelise Sampaio
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Cavalheiro
authors.forename: Mariana Jaeger
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.forename: Graciele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sbruzzi
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goldmeier
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors