Self-reported hypertension prevalence in Brazilian capitals and correlated factors, 2008-2019

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the prevalence of self-reported arterial hypertension and correlated factors, in the Brazilian capitals and the Federal District, from 2008 to 2019. This is an ecological study. Data on the self-reported hypertension prevalence was collected from Surveillance of Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey (VIGITEL). The significance level used was 5%. A total of 621,689 people were interviewed. Rio de Janeiro was the capital with the highest prevalence of arterial hypertension in most of the years analyzed, ranging from 28.0% to 31.7%. Palmas had the lowest prevalence in most years, ranging from 12.9% to 18.6%. A positive and significant correlation was found between the prevalence of self-reported hypertension and the percentage of elderly people (60 years or older), as well with the number of SUS and non-SUS Basic Clinics/10,000 inhabitants, the number of SUS and non-SUS physicians/1,000 inhabitants and the number of SUS and non-SUS Nurses/1,000 inhabitants. Public health policies must be prioritized with a view to primary, secondary and tertiary prevention hypertension.