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Prevalence of arterial hypertension in Brazilian adults and its associated factors and activity limitations: a cross-sectional study.

Aline Pinto MarquesCelia Szwarcwald LandmannPaulo Roberto Borges de Souza-JuniorDéborah Carvalho MaltaDalia Elena Romero Montilla
Published in: Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina (2019)
This study showed sociodemographic inequality in the prevalence of hypertension, especially in the population with some degree of limitation associated with hypertension. It showed that improvements in access to primary care services for controlling hypertension at its initial stages are essential in order to avoid comorbidities of greater severity and limitations and losses of quality of life, especially among socially disadvantaged people.
Keyphrases
  • arterial hypertension
  • primary care
  • blood pressure
  • risk factors
  • healthcare
  • physical activity