Author(s): Rene Jorge Mena Mujica*, Ana Ivis Estrada Casteleiro, Elisa Maria Puentes Rizo and Pedro Rolando López Rodríguez
Introduction: Hypertension is one of the most frequent chronic diseases in Cuba. In our country the prevalence is 70% and is proportional to the years of life. More than 30% of the adult population suffers from it, causing high morbidity and mortality.
Objective: To describe the main risk factors in women with arterial hypertension of the doctor’s office 2 of the Párraga health area in the year 2021.
Methods: An epidemiological, observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in a universe of 153 female patients with arterial hypertension. Sociodemographic and epidemiological variables were studied.
Results: 39.8% corresponded to patients between 41 and 50 years old, with a weight above the normal value in 40.5% d. 62 women did not finish high school and the most frequent toxic habit was coffee consumption in 69.3 %. More than 70% are heavy consumers of and salt. 58 patients had a history of medication intake, prevailing the intake of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in 18.3%.
Conclusions: The age group of 41 to 50 years prevailed, with unfinished secondary school level and housewives, a high percentage of them is above the ideal weight and coffee intake, smoking, salt consumption and the previous intake of medications continue to behave as the main risk factors in the disease.
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