NASCIMENTO, P. V. T.; BRITO, T. M.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3379960390661237; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7981608849459956; CAVALCANTI, André Pinto.; MORAIS, Marcela Gonçalves.; NASCIMENTO, Paula Virginia Tavares do.; BRITO, Tiago de Moura
Resumo:
Smoking is a major problem of public health and the leading
cause of preventable death, accounting for about 6 million deaths a year
worldwide and is considered pandemic by the World Health Organization.
Likewise, heart diseases are the most prevalent cause of death and disability
worldwide, and are directly related to high blood pressure. Smoking is
established as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease in hypertensive
patients and its cessation is of fundamental importance in the treatment of
hypertension. Objectives: To measure the prevalence of systemic hypertension
in patients enrolled in the project Smoking Treatment: Multidisciplinary
Approach (PTEM) in the period 2009-2012. Methods: Cross-sectional study by
screening questionnaires for all patients, of both sexes, attended during the
stated period who had hypertension at the time of admission to the project.
Results: The data showed that 27.5% of the participants had hypertension. The
results of t- tests showed significant results with regard to hypertension and
duration of smoking, with a higher average length of smoking among
hypertensive patients (mean=36.20, SD=12.79, p = 0.01.) For formal education,
it was not found significant result, but it is possible to observe that the
postgraduates had higher percentages of hypertension (44%). The practice of
exercises was the only variable which showed significance (p=0.05), with a
higher prevalence of hypertension in those who praticed less physical
exercises. Conclusion: There was a higher prevalence of hypertension among
smokers, compared with the prevalence in the general population and a
possible relationship between years of smoking and higher blood pressure
levels. However it is necessary that further studies approach this issue, in order
to obtain more consistent results.