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PACHECO-URENA, Abraham; CORONA-SAPIEN, Carlos Fernando; OSUNA-AHUMADA, Miguel Mauro  e  JIMENEZ-CASTELLANOS, Salvador. Prevalence of arterial hypertension, overweight and obesity in urban populations of Sinaloa, Mexico. Rev. Mex. Cardiol [online]. 2012, vol.23, n.1, pp.07-11. ISSN 0188-2198.

To determinate the high blood pressure prevalence (HBP) and obesity in four cities of Sinaloa, Mexico. This trial included 1,630 people who were explored on demographics and anthropometrics variables such as: weight, height , body mass index (BMI), waist perimeter (WP), as well as systolic and diastolic blood pressure by aneroid sphygmomanometer , and pulse pressure (PP) was calculated. Of 1,630 people on study, 1,047 corresponded to female gender with an age average of 48.9 ± 14.1 years and, 583 were male patients with an age average of 53.8 ± 14.1 years. The prevalence of HBP contemplated in the four cities was of 37.5%. Los Mochis city observed the highest HBP prevalence ( 39%) in both genders. The obesity was 27.3%, while the overweight was of 45%. Conclusions: The prevalence of HBP observed was higher than the national mean, these findings are observed in overweight and obesity. Both circumstances were primarily distributed in males.

Palavras-chave : Prevalence; high blood pressure; obesity; Sinaloa.