Overweight Incidence in Users of a Primary Health Care Unit with Arterial Hypertension

Authors

  • Ricardo Dias da Silva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18554/refacs.v5i1.1914

Keywords:

Overweight, Obesity, Hypertension

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to survey the incidence of overweight in the population with systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) attended in nursing consultations in a Basic Health Unit (BHU). This is a descriptive study, quantitative and retrospective, where the Body Mass Index (BMI) of 62 users diagnosed with SAH in the period between October 2015 and May 2016 was analysed. 58 individuals analysed were found to have an excessive weight (95.09%), 34 have some degree of obesity (58.62%) and 24 are overweight (31.38%). The study identified a high incidence of excessive weight among the group which was evaluated, obesity being more common than overweight. Excess weight was directly proportional to age and predominant in women.

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Published

2017-01-06

How to Cite

da Silva, R. D. (2017). Overweight Incidence in Users of a Primary Health Care Unit with Arterial Hypertension. JOURNAL FAMILY, CYCLES OF LIFE AND HEALTH IN SOCIAL CONTEXT, 5(1), 26–33. https://doi.org/10.18554/refacs.v5i1.1914

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017): JANUARY AT APRIL

Section

Original Articles

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