MOREIRA, E. L.; PINTO, I. H. G. P.; CALDAS, V. A. F. C.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/0072058152873963; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9244589765807529; http://lattes.cnpq.br/7984881501681484; MOREIRA, Ethyenne Lacerda.; PINTO, Iurhi Henrique Guerra Pereira.; CALDAS, Vinícius Araújo de Freitas Chagas.
Résumé:
Background: blood pressure (BP) measurement in both arms directs the
choice of therapies and helps to establish prevalence and identify risk factors
associated with arterial hypertension. The lack of knowledge on defining the
best method of measuring BP is still noteworthy; therefore, its determination
would help screen advanced atherosclerotic disease. Objectives: this study
aimed establishes which is the best method for indirectly measuring BP in arms:
if simultaneous or sequential measurement; analyze if there is significant
deviation of prevalence of discordant BP between superior members (>
10mmHg) using both methods, and associate these values with cardiovascular
risk factors. Methods: the study is transversal, being conducted in a shoe
factory in the city of Campina Grande – PB. The population of the study
consists of 18 or older individuals who work at the factory and do not present
cardiovascular morbities. The data were gathered from July to August of 2013.
The individuals who agreed in participating were asked to sign the Agreement
Term. Participants were evaluated by individual interview, measurement of
anthropometric values and BP in both superior members, using both
simultaneous and sequential methods. Results and conclusion: it was noted
that, after comparing both methods against each other, there was not found
significant levels of concordance between them.
