| Author | Coimbra Junior, Carlos Everaldo Alvares | |
| Author | Chor, Dora | |
| Author | Santos, Ricardo Ventura | |
| Author | Salzano, Francisco Mauro | |
| Access date | 2022-07-27T18:11:04Z | |
| Available date | 2022-07-27T18:11:04Z | |
| Document date | 2001 | |
| Citation | COIMBRA JUNIOR, Carlos Everaldo Alvares et al. Blood pressure levels in Xavánte adults from the Pimentel Barbosa Indian Reservation, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Ethnicity & Disease, v. 11, n. 2, p. 233-240, Spring/Summer 2001. | pt_BR |
| ISSN | 1049-510X | pt_BR |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/54025 | |
| Language | eng | pt_BR |
| Publisher | International Society on Hypertension in Blacks | pt_BR |
| Rights | restricted access | pt_BR |
| Title | Blood pressure levels in Xavánte adults from the Pimentel Barbosa Indian Reservation, Mato Grosso, Brazil | pt_BR |
| Type | Article | pt_BR |
| Abstract | Objective: To study blood pressure (BP) levels in the Xavánte Indians of Central Brazil. Methods: 93 subjects > or = 15 years old were included. Systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure readings were taken to the nearest mm Hg at Korotkoff phases 1 and 5 using a mercury sphygmomanometer. Height and weight measurements were taken, as well as general information on demographic, dietary, and social factors, including use of tobacco and alcohol. Results: 5.3% of the adult men and 7.7% of the adult women (> or = 18 years old) were classified as hypertensive (SBP > or = 140 mm Hg and/or DBP > or = 90 mm Hg). No patients were classified as stage 3 hypertensive (SBP > or = 180 mm Hg or DBP > or = 110 mm Hg). Men had higher mean body weight and height than women. There was no major difference in mean BMI (body mass index) for men and women. SBP showed a positive and statistically significant correlation with age in both men (P = .056) and women (P = .040). Among men, DBP showed a negative correlation with height (P = .032). Among women, weight and BMI showed a positive correlation with DBP (P = .013 and P = .005, respectively). Diastolic pressure did not show statistically significant correlation with age for either sex (P>.05). Conclusion: The prevalence of hypertension has increased among the Xavánte over the years, which is probably related to behavioral, social, and economic alterations deriving from increased interaction with Brazilian national society. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Departamento de Endemias Samuel Pessoa. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Departamento de Epidemiologia e Métodos Quantitativos em Saúde. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Instituto de Biociências. Departamento de Genética. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. | pt_BR |
| Subject | Anthropometry | pt_BR |
| Subject | Blood pressure | pt_BR |
| Subject | Epidemiology | pt_BR |
| Subject | Hypertension | pt_BR |
| Subject | Social change | pt_BR |
| Subject | South american indians | pt_BR |
| e-ISSN | 1945-0826 | |
