Hipertensão Arterial Em Idosos

ARTIGO ARTICLE

Hipertensão arterial em idosos: prevalência, fatores associados e práticas de controle no Município de Campinas,
São Paulo, Brasil
Arterial hypertension in the elderly: prevalence, associated factors, and control practices in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Maria Paula do Amaral Zaitune 1
Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros 1
Chester Luiz Galvão César 2
Luana Carandina 3
Moisés Goldbaum 4

Abstract
1 Faculdade de Ciências
Médicas, Universidade
Estadual de Campinas,
Campinas, Brasil.
2 Faculdade de Saúde
Pública, Universidade de
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil.
3 Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade
Estadual Paulista,
Botucatu, Brasil.
4 Faculdade de Medicina,
Universidade de São Paulo,
São Paulo, Brasil.
Correspondência
M. P. A. Zaitune
Departamento de Medicina
Preventiva e Social,
Faculdade de Ciências
Médicas, Universidade
Estadual de Campinas.
C. P. 6111, Campinas, SP
13083-970, Brasil. [e-mail] Introdução

The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of reported hypertension among the elderly in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, identifying related factors, the use of healthcare services, and knowledge and practices related to treatment options. This was a cross-sectional population-based study, with stratified clustered multiple-stage sampling. Data analysis for the 426 individuals (60 years of age and older) considered the sampling design and outlining effect. Hypertension prevalence was 51.8%
(46.4% in men and 55.9% in women) and was higher among the elderly with less education
(55.9%), immigrants from other States (60.2%), and the overweight or obese (57.2%). The results indicate that healthcare services are ensuring access to medical care (71.6% have regular physician appointments) and medication (86.7% take their routine medication), without distinction as to socioeconomic status. However, social inequalities persist in knowledge and use of other measures to