Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Dec 2012)
Componentes da síndrome metabólica na hipertensão arterial Componentes del síndrome metabólico en la hipertensión arterial Metabolic syndrome components in arterial hypertension
Abstract
Este estudo teve como objetivo identificar e comparar a prevalência da síndrome metabólica entre hipertensos e normotensos. Os aspectos adotados para a definição de síndrome metabólica foram os definidos pelo National Cholesterol Education Program/Adults Treatment Painel (NCEP-ATP III). Os dados referentes aos perfis clínicos e bioquímicos foram processados no programa SPSS para cálculo de frequências absolutas e porcentagens. Utilizou-se o teste t de Student para comparações das médias, sendo as diferenças consideradas estatisticamente significantes para pSe objetivó identificar y comparar la prevalencia del síndrome metabólico entre hipertensos y normotensos. Los aspectos adoptados para la definición de síndrome metabólico fueron los definidos por el National Cholesterol Education Progam/Adults Treatment Painel (NCEP-ATP III). Datos referentes a perfiles clínicos y bioquímicos fueron procesados con software SPSS para cálculo de frecuencias absolutas y porcentajes. Se utilizó la prueba T de Student para comparaciones de los promedios, considerándose las diferencias como estadísticamente significativas para pThe objectives of this study were to identify and compare the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among hypertensive individuals and people with normal blood pressure measurements. The metabolic syndrome definition used in this study is that of the National Cholesterol Education Program/Adult Treatment Panel (NCEP-ATP III). The data referring to the clinical and biochemical profiles were processed using the SPSS software to obtain absolute frequencies and percentages. The Student's t-test was used to compare the means, with values of p<0.05 considered statistically significant. The sample was comprised of 93 participants with normal blood pressure levels and 168 participants with hypertension. It was found that 60.7% of the individuals with hypertension had metabolic syndrome, versus 18.3% of those with normal blood pressure levels. Individuals with hypertension showed a significant difference in blood pressure levels (p<0.001), abdominal circumference (p<0.001), blood glucose (p<0.05) and plasma triglycerides (p<0.05). The frequency of cardiometabolic risks associated with metabolic syndrome is greater when hypertension is present.
