Characterization of hypertensive older adults from a medical office belonging to the Pedro Borrás polyclinic

Abstract

Introduction: High blood pressure is the chronic disease with the highest incidence in the elderly and Cuba is today one of the oldest countries in the world, with trends to increase the number of people over 60 years of age in the coming years.

Objective: to characterize older adults hypertensive patients belonging to Medical Office 12 of the Pedro Borras Polyclinic. Pinar del Río, during the period January to December 2023.

Methods: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional investigation was carried out with a universe of 269 older adults belonging to this medical office and a sample of 191 who met the inclusion criteria and exclusion. Medical records were reviewed and descriptive statistics methods were used.

Results: the majority of hypertensive elderly people are between 60 and 69 years old (47.3%), they are female (56.0%) and have white skin (80.8%); 118 elderly people (61.9%) are prehypertensive and 40 of them (20.7%) are grade I hypertensive. The majority suffer from systolic hypertension (26.7%), of which 21.3% are controlled, with predominance in the female sex (13.0%). The most used medications to control high blood pressure were diuretics by 35.0% of the elderly.

Conclusions: the majority of hypertensive older adults are between 60 and 69 years old, are female and have white skin, with prehypertension and grade I hypertension, controlled systolic. Diuretics are the most used medications to control the disease.

Methods: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional investigation was carried out with a universe of 269 older adults belonging to this medical office and a sample of 191 who met the inclusion criteria and exclusion. Medical records were reviewed and descriptive statistics methods were used.Results: the majority of hypertensive elderly people are between 60 and 69 years old (47.3%), they are female (56.0%) and have white skin (80.8%); 118 elderly people (61.9%) are prehypertensive and 40 of them (20.7%) are grade I hypertensive. The majority suffer from systolic hypertension (26.7%), of which 21.3% are controlled, with predominance in the female sex (13.0%). The most used medications to control high blood pressure were diuretics by 35.0% of the elderly. Conclusions: the majority of hypertensive older adults are between 60 and 69 years old, are female and have white skin, with prehypertension and grade I hypertension, controlled systolic. Diuretics are the most used medications to control the disease