[Arterial hypertension in immigrant patients in Spanish primary health care].

Background And Objective: To evaluate the arterial hypertension (AHT) prevalence in a wide sample of immigrant patients.

Patients And Method: A transversal and multicentric study that has included immigrant patients aged 18 years or more, consecutive sampling recruitment in primary healthcare consultations. The patient was defined with AHT hypertension when the average of 6 measurements in 3 visits (2 measurements per visit) was > or = 140 mmHg for the systolic blood pressure and/or 90 mmHg for diastolic blood pressure or if the patient had been previously diagnosed.