Factors associated with the prevalence of hypertension and control practices among elderly residents of São Paulo city, Brazil

• Main Authors: Telma de Almeida Busch Mendes (Author), Moisés Goldbaum (Author), Neuber José Segri (Author), Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros (Author), Chester Luiz Galvão César (Author), Luana Carandina (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of hypertension and control practices among the elderly. The survey analyzed data from 872 elderly people in São Paulo, Brazil, through a cluster sampling, stratified according to education and income. A Poisson multiple regression model checked f...