Abstract

PARAMIO RODRIGUEZ, Agustín  and  MARIN HERNANDEZ, Dayand. Prevalence of the isolated systolic arterial hypertension and factor of risk associated in the municipality Independence, Táchira State, Venezuela. Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2007, vol.6, n.2. ISSN 1729-519X.

A Observational study of cross section was made descriptive, with the objective to determine the prevalence, distribution and factor of risk associated of the isolated systolic arterial hypertension, studying to greater patients of 60 years pertaining to the population districts Centenario and San Rafael of the municipality Independence, Táchira State, Venezuela. In the period of June of the 2004 to February of the 2005. Universe of the study constituted 211 patients to who the model of harvesting of the primary data of the CIRAH modified for this study was applied to them and the sample was constituted by 84 patients that had diagnostic of Arterial Hypertension or they were diagnosed during the study. The obtained results showed 39.81% of patients with arterial hypertension, predominated feminine sex and the group of age of 60 to 69 years. I predominate the color of the white skin; the risk factor but it frequents was the habit to smoke. The sistodiastolica arterial hypertension appeared in 65.48%, with predominance in the group of 60 to 69 years of age like the isolated systolic hypertension. 55.95% of the hypertense patients ignored their disease reason why it constituted I diagnose of Novo. A high percent of hipertense patients with ischemic cardiopathy was 23.81% of which single the 15.48% knew its illness. We recommend to emphasize in the programs of prevention and control of the arterial Hypertension for the high risk of cardiovascular death that this it represents.

Keywords : Isolated systolic arterial hypertension; arterial Hypertension; factors of cardiovascular risk.