Prevalencia de hipertensión arterial en pacientes adultos asistidos en el Centro de Salud 24 horas de Posorja. Enero a diciembre 2022.

Abstract

Arterial hypertension is a worldwide health problem and is often referred to as a silent killer because it does not usually present obvious symptoms in its early stages. Objective: To determine the prevalence of arterial hypertension in adult patients attended at the Posorja 24-hour Health Center. January to December 2022. Methodology: descriptive, quantitative study with prospective cross-sectional design. Population: 94 patients. Technique: indirect observation. Instrument: Observation matrix. Results: According to the sociodemographic aspects, 61.7% of the patients were female, followed by 38.3% male. The 93.6% identified as mestizo/a, with an age of 61.7% between 18 and 66 years, with clinical manifestations of dizziness 30.9%; followed by edema 29.8%; coldness 11.7%; epistaxis 9.6%; palpitations 6.4%; fatigue/general malaise 4.3%; headache 3.2%; nausea/vomiting 2.1%; and photopsia 2%. Regarding the levels of arterial hypertension 44.7% had grade 1 HT; followed by isolated systolic arterial hypertension 38.9%. Complications were that 36.2% have had stroke, followed by 22.3% acute myocardial infarction. Conclusion: The prevalence of arterial hypertension was 27.5% in adult patients attended in a care center in the Posorja 24-hour Health Center.