Hypertension among undergraduate students from Lubango, Angola

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Manuel Simão²  Miyeko Hayashida¹  Cláudia Benedita Dos Santos¹  Evandro José Cesarino¹  Maria Suely Nogueira¹ 

[1] ,Agostinho Neto UniversityAngola

关键词: hypertension;    risk factors;    cardiovascular diseases;    hipertensión;    factores de riesgo;    enfermedades cardiovasculares;    hipertensão;    fatores de risco;    doenças cardiovasculares;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692008000400004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This descriptive study aimed to investigate the prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors among undergraduate students in Lubango-Angola. The results obtained according to the health field model were: a) human biology: 61.3% were between 18 and 29 years old; prevalence of hypertension from 20.3 to 26.7%; 17.1% were overweight; 3.2% were obese; b) environment: 36.1% were exclusively students; 33.1% gained a family income of up to 250 dollars; c) life style: 86.2% practiced physical activity; 60.6% preferred salty food; 4.0% were smokers; 40.6% drank alcohol; d) health care: 82.8% already had their arterial pressure verified sometime in their life, and 65.4% did not remember the obtained value.

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