Sobrepeso, obesidad y su relación con la hipertensión arterial, en habitantes de 20 a 59 años de la parroquia San Miguel de Porotos del Cantón Azogues 2019

Abstract

Background: Overweight and obesity are currently health problems that over time are increasing their incidence, these have been related as risk factors to develop cardiovascular problems, disorders of the locomotor system and hypertension. Overall objective: To determine the prevalence of overweight, obesity and relate it to the presence of hypertension in adults aged 20 to 59 years old, from the San Miguel de Porotos parish.

Methodology: This is a descriptive cross study. Interviews were conducted with 180 inhabitants from 20 to 59 years old, from the San Miguel de Porotos Parish. The information collected in a form was processed with SPSS version 22.0 with descriptive statistics and presented in the form of frequencies and percentages. The relationship between the variables with the presence of HT through Odds ratio and the X2 statistic was evaluated.

Results: Women predominated, between 40 and 59 years old, housewives, and with 1st or 2nd level of educational level. The subjects with overweight (42.2%) and obese (32.2%) predominated. HTA was present in 30.6% of the cases. The associated risk factors alone did not show a significant relationship with the presence of HBP

Conclusions: Obesity has a statistically significant relationship with HBP, and the main risk factors are the increase in age and male sex, although the cause could be multifactorial