Factors associated with prehypertension in young adults between 20 and 25 years of age

Authors

  • Samuel I. Merino Barrera
  • Guillermo Pérez Fernández
  • Merlin Garí Llanes
  • Vielka González Ferrer
  • Beyda González Camacho
  • Francisco L. Moreno-Martínez
  • Juan J. Flores Molina

Abstract

Introduction: Hypertension is a major health problem worldwide. Prehypertension is a category that has been little studied in young adults.

Objective: To determine the factors associated with prehypertension in young adults between 20-25 years of age.

Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in a universe consisting of 257 second-year medical students. A total of 134 young adults, between 20-25 years of age, were selected by simple random sampling in the academic year 2009-2010.

Results: The prevalence of prehypertension was 27.6 %. Males (51.5 %) and white skin subjects (59.7 %) were the most affected. Home environment, a personal history of low birth weight (OR=2.3; p=0.179) and gestational age less than 37 weeks (OR= 2.5; p=0.187) did not influence the possibility of having prehipertensives figures in the subjects of this sample.

Conclusions: The high body mass index (OR=34.1; p<0.001), family history of hypertension (OR=12, p<0.01) and family obesity (χ2=11.19, p=0.001) were the factors most strongly associated with prehypertension in these young people.

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Published

2014-01-10

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Merino Barrera SI, Pérez Fernández G, Garí Llanes M, González Ferrer V, González Camacho B, Moreno-Martínez FL, et al. Factors associated with prehypertension in young adults between 20 and 25 years of age. CorSalud [Internet]. 2014 Jan. 10 [cited 2025 Jun. 29];6(1):25-3. Available from: https://revcorsalud.sld.cu/index.php/cors/article/view/176

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2014)

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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