Medicina Clinica
Volume 129, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 209-212
Arterial hypertension in immigrant patients in Spanish primary health care [Prevalencia de la hipertensión arterial en la población inmigrante asistida en atención primaria en España] (Article)
Llisterri Caro J.L.* ,
Alonso Moreno F.J. ,
Martincano Gómez J.L. ,
López Abuin J.M. ,
Rodríguez Roca G.C. ,
Banegas Banegas J.R. ,
Sánchez Ruiz T. ,
Lou Arnal S. ,
Divisón Garrote J.A. ,
Santos Rodríguez J.A. ,
Gáldamez Núñez A. ,
García Criado E.I. ,
García Vallejo O. ,
Artigao Ródenas L.M. ,
Durá Belinchón R. ,
Ferreiro Madueño M. ,
Carrasco Carrasco E. ,
Rama Martínez T. ,
Beato Fernández P. ,
Mediavilla Bravo J. ,
Santos Altozano C. ,
Ramos Calvo A. ,
Pérez Llamas M.A. ,
Mabe Angulo I. ,
Carrasco Martín J.L. ,
Fernández Toro J.M. ,
Górriz Teruel J.L. ,
Barrios Alonso V. ,
Calderón Montero A. ,
Pallarés Carratalá V. ,
Polo García J.
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Centro de Salud Joaquín Benlloch, Valencia, Spain, Tallafoc del Ferro, 11, 46012 El Saler. Valencia, Spain; Centro de Salud Joaquín Benlloch, Valencia, Spain, Tallafoc del Ferro, 11, 46012 El Saler. Valencia, Spain
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Centro de Salud de Ocaña, Ocaña. Toledo, Spain;
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Centro de Salud de Goian, Tomiño. Pontevedra, Spain
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Centro de Salud de Federico Tapia, A Coruña, Spain
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Centro de Salud de la Puebla de Montalbán, Toledo, Spain;
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the arterial hypertension (AHT) prevalence in a wide sample of immigrant patients. PATIENTS AND METHOD: A transversal and multicentric study that has included immigrant patients aged 18 years or more, consecutive sampling recruitment in primary healthcare consultations. The patient was defined with AHT hypertension when the average of 6 measurements in 3 visits (2 measurements per visit) was ≥ 140 mmHg for the systolic blood pressure and/or 90 mmHg for diastolic blood pressure or if the patient had been previously diagnosed. RESULTS: 1,424 immigrants were followed-up (53.1% women) with average age (standard deviation) of 42.8 (13.1) years and mean stay in our country of 5.6 (5.7) years. Most of the patients' origin was Central and South America (40.2%) and Eastern Europe (21.9%). The prevalence of AHT was 31.4% (95% confidence interval [CI], 30.1-32.7%), of which the 62.1% where known patients. Patients coming from Asia showed a significant higher prevalence of AHT (40.0%; 95% CI, 38.7-41.3). CONCLUSIONS: Three of each 10 immigrant patients have AHT. There are significant differences according to the gender, the origin and period of residence of these patients.
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-34548610282&doi=10.1157%2f13107918&partnerID=40&md5=09b1700e8d92704918650d608d958246
DOI: 10.1157/13107918
ISSN: 00257753
Cited by: 4
Original Language: Spanish