P198 SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC, ANTHROPOMETRIC, PHYSIOLOGICAL, AND ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ELEVATED SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE IN YOUNG POPULATION

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is a major challenge today. Although young individuals present lower risk, it's important to identify factors predisposing to elevated blood pressure from early years. Objectives Identify associated factors with elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP) in medical students, Pereira-2022. Methodology A cross-sectional study was conducted on medical students at a public university in Pereira, in which sociodemographic, anthropometric, physiological, and electrocardiographic variables were collected. A bivariate analysis was made comparing individuals with an SBP>130mmHg to those below. A multivariate analysis was performed using logistic regression. Results: 201 medical students were interviewed (mean age=21.4 years), 56.7% women. 17.4% presented high-normal blood pressure or grade I hypertension. 24 students were found with an SBP>130mmHg (11.9%). The factors significantly related with this variable were being a woman (OR= 0.11 95% CI= 0.03-0.39), family history of deceased by chronic kidney disease (OR= 3.83 95% CI= 1.05-12.86), a parent with hypertension (OR=3.91 95% CI=1.41-10.80), diastolic blood pressure >85mmHg (OR=6.60 95% CI= 1.96- 22.27) and wrong progression of the R-wave on the anteroseptal wall (OR=11.03 95% CI= 2.32-52.22). Conclusions: even though the population of youth has a lower prevalence of arterial hypertension, in this study, it was found that 11.9% of the participants present an SBP>130mmHg. In this demographic group, there must be considered certain factors, such as a family history of chronic kidney disease and hypertension, a personal finding of elevated diastolic blood pressure, and electrographic changes, like a wrong progression of the R-wave on the anteroseptal wall.