title: Prevalence and Factors Associated to Hypertension Among Older Adults in Bogotá, Colombia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To characterize older adults in Bogotá with high blood pressure and identify factors associated to this condition within this population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using data from the Salud, Bienestar y Envejecimiento (SABE) (Health, Well-being and Aging) Bogotá Study, we analyzed community-dwelling adults 60 years and older with hypertension. We estimated the prevalence and used logistic regression models to identify factors associated to hypertension.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall prevalence for hypertension was 56.9%. Older age (odds ratio [OR] = 1.46, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.07, 1.97]), having health insurance (OR = 4.15, CI = [1.95, 8.85]), cardiovascular diseases (ORs between 1.70 and 3.65), and poor self-rated health (OR = 1.57, CI = [1.20,2.06]) significantly increased the odds of hypertension. Most individuals received pharmacologic treatment (93.5%); however, 28.4% of individuals had uncontrolled hypertension.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We found a high prevalence of hypertension in our cohort and found that comorbidities and poor self-rated health increase the odds of hypertension. Future studies need to tailor interventions for hypertension management in old age.
authors: Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia ccano@javeriana.edu.co.
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Cano-Gutierrez
authors: University of Texas Medical School, Houston, USA.
authors: Carlos A
authors: CA
authors: Reyes-Ortiz
authors: Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors: Rafael
authors: R
authors: Samper-Ternent
authors: Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors: Juan Sebastián
authors: JS
authors: Gélvez-Rueda
authors: Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Bogotá, Colombia Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
authors: Miguel German
authors: MG
authors: Borda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report
keywords: body mass index; hypertension; older adults; waist circumference