"Prevalencia y factores de riesgo para hipertensión arterial en adultos mayores en áreas urbanas y rurales del cantón Ambato”

Abstract

This research was focus to determine risk factors and prevalence of Arterial Hypertension in older adults in urban and rural areas of Ambato city during March 1, 2019 to March 1, 2020. This research was part of daily care, mainly in primary care centers where apparently healthy old adults went some hours per day. It was a qualitative, descriptive study. 173 patients participate and had a checkup medical consultation. The prevalence of high blood pressure was 14.45% in the studied areas in the Ambato city. It was more frequently found in those people over 80 years old. Also, it was found that 40% of the patients with hypertension had high blood pressure grade II according to the AHA /ACC 2017 classification. The highest risk factor for hypertension patients were the absence of treatment adherence. This is part of a complex economic and social situation which can deteriorate the prognosis for older adults.