Adequate control of hypertension among older adults: ELSI-Brazil

• Main Authors: Josélia Oliveira Araújo Firmo (Author), Juliana Vaz de Melo Mambrini (Author), Sérgio Viana Peixoto (Author), Antônio Ignácio de Loyola Filho (Author), Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Junior (Author), Fabíola Bof de Andrade (Author), Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of adequate control of hypertension among older adults and to examine its association with predisposing and enabling factors and the need to use health services. METHODS The analysis was carried out with 4,148 participants (≥ 50 years) from the baseline...