Factores de riesgo que aumentan la incidencia de hipertensión arterial en pacientes de 30 a 60 años en el Centro de Salud A, Parque Industrial Riobamba enero - diciembre 2019.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if risk factors increased the incidence of arterial hypertension in patients aged 30 to 60 years at the “Riobamba Industrial Park Health Center “A”” from January to December 2019. A descriptive, cross-sectional, and retrospective investigation was carried out. The data collection was achieved through the medical records of the patients who were characterized in this study in order to achieve a broad database and to get the necessary information to be able to achieve this research. Within the results of this study, it was possible to demonstrate that the risk factors studied such as age, sex, education, marital status, salt consumption, physical activity, among others, are of great importance in the increase in the incidence of Hypertension cases. Arterial in the Riobamba Industrial Park. It was thus determined that 70% of the patients evaluated in this study consume tobacco and 77% consume liquor, which increased the incidence of cases, in addition to the presence of sociodemographic factors that are significant in the increase in the incidence of arterial hypertension, salt consumption and physical activity, each and every one of these factors are statistically significant, that is, they influence the appearance of arterial hypertension. With the results obtained, a diagnosis of the current state of arterial hypertension was given in the medical unit and it was also evidenced that the presence of risk factors increases the incidence of cases, so that through all this study it is proposed to be able to carry out the intervention plan designed for the prevention of this pathology.