Volume : VI, Issue : III, March - 2017

Overweight and salt intake associated with uncontrolled hypertension arterial

Dr. Edgar Garcia Rojas, Dr. Jos Francisco Ar Valo Campos, Alexis Alvarado Izquierdo

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 Arterial hypertension is the main cause of morbidity in Mexico, being secondary to triggers such as salt intake. Objective. To determine the overweight and salt intake associated with the lack of control of arterial hypertension in Santa Lucia, Comalcalco Tabasco, Mexico. Methodology. An observational, analytical, cross–sectional, prospective study was performed in patients attending the Santa Lucia ejido health center in Cunduac�n Tabasco in May 2016, using the Pearson chi–square test and Fisher�s exact test, accepting a p≤0.05. Results. The 57.5% were female, 19 cases were found with salt intake ≥5.1 grams in 24 hours and blood pressure ≥140 / 90 mm hg (p = 0.008). Conclusion. The intake of salt is related to the lack of control of the aterial pressure.Palaas claves: presion arterial, sal, soepeso, Mexico

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Dr. Edgar Garcia Rojas, Dr. José Francisco Arévalo Campos, Alexis Alvarado Izquierdo, Overweight and salt intake associated with uncontrolled hypertension arterial, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : VOLUME-6 | ISSUE-3 | MARCH‾2017

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