Fatores de risco para hipertensão arterial em adolescentes do sexo masculino do alto sertão Paraibano.

Abstract

Adolescence is a period considered the development of good eating habits , physical activity and the maintaining appropriate weight are essential. A healthy lifestyle when started at young ages, it tends to persist throughout life, avoiding the emergence of chronic diseases, like high blood pressure (HBP), which constitutes a major public health problem. The main objective was to investigate the risk factors for hypertension in male adolescents in the city of Cajazeiras - PB. It was adopted as methodology an exploratory study with a quantitative approach with a sample of 47 students male adolescents from State School Monsignor Constantino Vieira, in the municipality of Cajazeiras -PB. For data collection, it was applied a questionnaire with objective questions, and contain as blood pressure (BP), weight and height. As analysis it was used descriptive statistics. The results revealed that the vast majority of participants were between 16 and 17 years (57.4 %), White (46.8 %) and mixed (48.9 %), and well educated, lived with parents, who were predominantly married. About the family history of disease that is related to HBP, the most common was the very HBP (38.3 %), with higher prevalence among their grandparents . Adolescents frequently practiced physical activity three to five days a week (86.4 %), consumed with low frequency, fruits and vegetables and showed high consumption of pasta, fried foods and red meat. For health care the frequency who them go to the doctor only when sick was (87.2 %) and made examinations just when necessary (95.7 %). The PA was among borderline or high (53.2 %) , most were with height and weight appropriate for age , however, the prevalence of overweight / obesity among them was considerable ( 17 % ) . It was conclude, therefore, that there is a need to value the prevention and early detection of risk factors leading to the development of hypertension among teenagers such as performing continuous monitoring of these PA, taking advantage of the school environment to make inquiries as to the guidelines and lifestyle adolescents, by developing these targeted group and their families, as well as lectures and campaigns as a guide as healthy eating.