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Revista de Salud Pública
Print version ISSN 0124-0064
Abstract
CARMO SILVA-JUNIOR, Antônio do et al. Repercussions of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome on adults and elderly people in the context of primary health care. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2018, vol.20, n.6, pp.735-740. Epub Oct 20, 2020. ISSN 0124-0064. https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.v20n6.65564.
Objective
To identify the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in users of the hypertension and diabetes mellitus program at a Health Center in Jequié City, Bahia, Brazil.
Materials and methods
This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 100 patients enrolled in HIPERDIA. This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the State University of Southwest of Bahia (Minutes no. 013/2011).
Results
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in these users was 43%. Regarding sex, the prevalence was 35% among men and 47% among women, considering that in 23% of the medical records there were insufficient data for classification.
Conclusions
It was evidenced that the metabolic syndrome reaches proportionately more women than men, whereas, in relation to age, a higher prevalence of the disease was verified in individuals older than 60 years.
Keywords : Obesity; cardiovascular disease; hypertension; diabetes mellitus; primary health care (source: MeSH, NLM).