OVERWEIGHT IN PEOPLE WITH HYPERTENSION ATTENDED IN A FAMILY HEALTH BASIC UNITY IN ARAGUARI, MINAS GERAIS

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: The systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) represents a serious health problem that together the adopted lifestyle by the population it causes many types of diseases. The overweight and the distribution of body fat associated to the hypertension are risk factors to cardiovascular problems. This study identified the overweight tax of the hypertensive patients who were attended in a health unity. METHOD: It is a descriptive study with a sample composed by 32 hypertensive individuals registered in the Brasilia Health Basic Unity in Araguari, Minas Gerais from August to November in 2015. They were analyzed through the questionnaires, sociodemographic data and anthropometric measurements. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: It was observed that 32 of the people with hypertension, 18 (56,2%) were women and 14 (43,8 %) were men between 46 to 91 years old. About the waist circumference (WC), there was a high percentage of individuals in this condition, with higher prevalence in women, it is 14 (73,6%) women and 5 (26,4%) men. The Body Mass Index (BMI) demonstrated that 62,4% people had the body mass value above recommended. By the obtained results it was possible to evidence the relation between the predisposition to the development of the arterial hypertension and the cardiovascular problems by overweight and the increased waist circumference. The information was useful to make a correct guidance about the SAH consequences and obesity and the ways to prevent and the disorders resulting from pathology.