title: Hypertension prevalence and associated factors in men and women living in cities of the Legal Amazon.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hypertension is a major public health problem due to its high prevalence, low levels of control, and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the prevalence of hypertension and associated factors in men and women living in the cities of Legal Amazonia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A population-based, cross-sectional study was carried out with 1,296 adults in the cities of Legal Amazonia. Socio-demographic, lifestyle, and anthropometric data were collected and blood pressure was measured, being considered hypertensive those individuals who had blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHg and/or those who reported the use of antihypertensive drugs. Statistical analyzes were performed using the survey module prefix in Stata version 11.0.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of hypertension was 22.3%. After adjusting, the variables associated with hypertension in men were in the age groups 30 - 39 years (adjusted prevalence ratio [PR] = 2.69; 95%CI 1.49 - 4.86), 40 - 49 years (adjusted PR = 3.28; 95%CI 1.82 - 5.93), and 50 - 59 years (adjusted PR = 4.80; 95%CI 2.63 - 8.76); overweight (adjusted PR = 1.97; 95%CI 1.39 - 2.78); obesity (adjusted PR = 3.32; 95%CI 2.32 - 4.75); and being born in the North or Northeast regions (adjusted PR = 0.31; 95%CI 0.18 - 0.59). Among women, the age groups 40 - 49 years (adjusted PR = 3.41; 95%CI 1.91 - 6.07) and 50 - 59 years (adjusted PR = 7.29; 95%CI 4.07 - 13.07), wine consumption (adjusted PR = 0.31; 95%CI 0.10 - 0.97), and obesity (adjusted PR = 2.39; 95%CI 1.65 - 3.45) were associated with hypertension.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In men, hypertension was independently associated with age, nutritional status, and place of birth, whereas in women, the variables associated with hypertension were age, nutritional status, and type of alcoholic beverage.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elcimary Cristina
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Silvia Amicucci Soares
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lenir Vaz
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciências Exatas e da Terra, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
authors.forename: Neuber José
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Segri
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Aparecida Lima
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciências Exatas e da Terra, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mariano Martinez
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Espinosa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014504:Urban Health; D055815:Young Adult