title: Arterial hypertension and other risk factors associated with cardiovascular diseases among adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to identify the prevalence of arterial hypertension and its association with cardiovascular risk factors among adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  cross-sectional, population-based, descriptive study conducted with 408 adult individuals. Data were collected through a questionnaire and measurements of weight, height and waist circumference. Person's Chi-square and multiple logistic regression were used in the data analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  23.03% of the individuals reported hypertension with a higher prevalence among women. Odds Ratio indicated that smoking, body mass index, waist circumference, diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia were positively associated with arterial hypertension.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  high self-reported hypertension and its association with other cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes, obesity and dyslipidemia show the need for specific nursing interventions and the implementation of protocols focused on minimizing complications arising from hypertension, as well as to prevent the emergence of other cardiovascular diseases.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cremilde Aparecida Trindade
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Radovanovic
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Paraná, Paranavaí, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lucimary Afonso
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Dalva de Barros
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sonia Silva
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Marcon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult