2017, Number 3
Increased Risk of Metabolic Disorders in Pre-hypertensive Patients
Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 57-61
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ABSTRACT
Objective: To know the cardiometabolic parameters associated with the presence of prehypertension in our environment. Methods: We evaluated 90 patients with prehypertension (31 men and 59 women), in whom blood pressure, weight, height, abdominal circumference, body mass index, as well as blood glucose and lipid profile were recorded, and a group of 90 normotensive subjects (30 men and 60 women), the diagnostic criteria used were the JNC 7 and the 2009 statement of the International Diabetes Federation. The statistical methods used were Odds Ratio and ANOVA. Results: prehypertensive patients presented higher abdominal perimeter, body mass index, as well as higher triglycerides (TG) than normotensive subjects. We found coexistence of metabolic syndrome in 14 normotensive subjects (13.7%), and in 23 prehypertensive patients (37%) the odds ratio for the presence of metabolic syndrome in prehypertensive patients was 3.95 (95% CI 1.8-8.4, p = 0.0004). In addition, prehypertensive patients had a greater coexistence of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2): the OR for the coexistence of DM2 in prehypertensive patients was 3.17 (95% CI, 1.26-7.98; p = 0.014). Conclusions: Prehypertension increases the risk of presenting metabolic syndrome and DM2; the integral evaluation of these patients will allow to establish prophylactic measures and their management according to the global cardiovascular risk.REFERENCES
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