Comorbities in Hypertensive People, According to Sex, Registered in the Family Health Strategies of Diamantina/MG: Comorbities in Hypertensive People, According to Sex, Registered in the Family Health Strategies of Diamantina/MG

• Autor(a) principal: de Paulo Caldeira, Ana Luísa
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Fraga Campos, Fernanda, Costa Reis, Maria Letícia, Pereira da Costa, Magnania Cristiane, Lanza Queiroz, Ana Carolina, Alberto Dias, Carlos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Atenção à Saúde
• Texto Completo: http://seer.uscs.edu.br/index.php/revista_ciencias_saude/article/view/8481
• topic: Hypertension.; women; Blood Pressure.; Associated Comorbidity.; Hipertensão.; Mulheres.; Pressão Arterial.; Comorbidade.

Introduction: Hypertension is a multifactorial condition prevalent in the world, mainly in the population over 60 years. It is related to comorbidities, such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, among others. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of comorbidities in people diagnosed with Arterial Hypertension, registered in the Family Health Strategy in the urban area of ​​the municipality of Diamantina, Minas Gerais - Brazil. Materials and methods: It was a cross-sectional, plurimethodological study, with a quantitative approach, involving 562 people with Hypertension, of both sexes, aged 40 or over - (40-59 years old) and elderly (60 years old or more). An interview script was structured especially for the research and used to collect the information. The Sphinx Léxica software was used for analysis. Results: It was found that among the most common comorbidities are musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, dyslipidemia, diabetes and health disorders. There was a significant relationship between the sex of the participants and comorbidities associated with Arterial Hypertension, being more prevalent in women. Conclusion: This work highlights the importance of public policies that have as a reference the vulnerability presented by women in relation to AH and their comorbidities, establishing effective measures, focused on physiology, culture, way of thinking and acting, through creative strategies and, still, reassessing behavior and measuring results, in order to achieve comprehensive care and not just government goals.