Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of high blood pressure in the elderly according to the ethnic group. Colombian survey.
Lena BarreraJosé Fernando GómezDelia Ortega-LenisJairo Corchuelo-OjedaFabian MendezPublished in: Colombia medica (Cali, Colombia) (2019)
Half of the adult population aged over 60 years suffers from HBP; the prevalence is higher in women particularly in dark-skinned women. It is necessary to develop policies to increase physical activity in the elderly.
Keyphrases
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- blood pressure
- physical activity
- risk factors
- middle aged
- pregnancy outcomes
- public health
- community dwelling
- body mass index
- cross sectional
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- heart rate
- hypertensive patients
- type diabetes
- pregnant women
- blood glucose
- depressive symptoms
- skeletal muscle
- sleep quality
- smoking cessation