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    Prevalencia de hipertensión arterial primaria y factores asociados en pacientes mayores de 30 años atendidos en el Centro de Especialidades Médicas de la Universidad de Cuenca, Ecuador. Enero – junio 2023
    (Universidad de Cuenca, 2025-08-28) Idrovo Bernal, Andrea Fernanda; Izquierdo Flores, Camilo José; Álvarez Serrano, Marlene Elizabeth
    Background: High blood pressure affects more than 30% of the adult population around the world, being one of the pathologies with the most negative long-term consequences, especially when it comes to cardiovascular diseases, which is why its control and prevention is important. Objective: Identify the prevalence of primary arterial hypertension and its associated factors in patients. from the age of 18 years treated at the Medical Specialties Center of the University of Cuenca, Ecuador. January - June 2023. Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional - analytical study, carried out at the Center for Medical Specialties of the University of Cuenca. The observational method was used based on the retrospective review of an anonymized database. The data were processed using SPSS V 26 and are presented in baseline tables, as well as contingency tables between prevalence of primary hypertension and associated factors. Results: The average age was 49.76 ± 20,084. The prevalence of primary arterial hypertension was 18.14%. The associated factors were: age ≥ 55 years (PR 8.25 95% CI 4.49-15.20), obesity (PR 2.31 95% CI 1.54-3.46), dyslipidemia (PR 2.14 95% CI 1.37-3.32) and sedentary lifestyle (PR 3.76 CI 95 % 2.09-6.76). All statistically significant (p<0.05). Conclusions: Primary arterial hypertension was associated with age, obesity, dyslipidemia and sedentary lifestyle.