Perfil do idoso hipertenso cadastrado na Estratégia Saúde da Família do município de Iturama-MG

Abstract

This work aims to know the social demographic profile of older people hypertensive registered in the system "Hiperdia" of the Municipality of Iturama - MG. The senior population grows more and more becoming expressive demographic changes in the Brazilian scenario.This increase is of large worry for the implications they bring in attending to basic needs since age segment, resulting in the development of public policies to specific actions on elderly promoting the physical well being, social, economic and psychological. According to "OMS" is one older person 60 years or more in developing countries than in 10 subjects, 9 of those from 55 years will likely develop arterial hypertension. Systemic arterial hypertension is considered a risk factor and the most important problems of public health. Arterial Pressure is defined as product of cardiac debt and peripheral resistance. Mortality from vascular disease increases progressively with the rise of "PA" from 115/75 mmHg to a linear way, continuous and independent. For such a survey was performed from January 2009 to November of 2010 of cases registered in the System "Hiperdia", accompanying individuals with arterial hypertension of which were demonstrated by gender, age, physical inactivity, use of tobacco, and others. Found only 41 cases of hypertension and 39 cases of hypertension with diabetes, which were demonstrated by sex, age, sedentary lifestyle, smoking, among others.