Abstract

GOMEZ NARIO, Ondina et al. Frequency of dyslipemia and hypertension in persons aged 60 and more from three consulting rooms. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2009, vol.25, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3038.

OBJECTIVE: to determine frequency of dyslipemia and hypertension in persons aged 60 and more among 403 elderlies from three consulting rooms of "Héroes del Moncada" polyclinic in Plaza Municipality of Havana City. METHODS: authors made a cross-sectional and descriptive research. We applied collection model of primary datum from the Center or Research and References of Atherosclerosis of Havana City. The variables included: age, sex, weight, height, body mass index (BMI), high blood pressure, smoking, and total cholesterol and triglycerides. RESULTS: the 51,1 % presenting with dyslipemia and hypertension, the more frequent way of dyslipemia is the mixed one, and it is significant the association between these two variables: dyslipemia-hypertensive and the hypertensive-BMI. CONCLUSIONS: this research allows us the incorporation of new hypertensive and dyslipemia patients to area care verifying that high blood pressure and dyslipemia are frequent disorders in study elderlies. A significant achievement of Family Physician and Nurse is the low rate of smoking in this age group.

Keywords : Dyslipemia; hypertension; cholesterol; triglycerides.

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