Association of General and Abdominal Obesity With Hypertension, Dyslipidemia and Prediabetes in the PREDAPS Study.

Introduction And Objectives: Some anthropometric measurements show a greater capacity than others to identify the presence of cardiovascular risk factors. This study estimated the magnitude of the association of different anthropometric indicators of obesity with hypertension, dyslipidemia, and prediabetes (altered fasting plasma glucose and/or glycosylated hemoglobin).

Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of information collected from 2022 participants in the PREDAPS study (baseline phase).

[Do the morning peak in blood pressure, age and gender affect the need to change hypertension treatment because of inefficacy?].

Objective: To evaluate if the timing coincidence of morning rise of arterial blood pressure (BP) and morning turn of clinic BP measurement in our primary healthcare center implies an increased risk of switching antihypertensive drugs because of inefficacy with respect to afternoon staff turn. We also describe age and sex differences. DESIGNAND SETTING: A historical cohort study.

[Quality of antihypertensive drug prescription in a health area].

Objective: To find the compliance with previously established criteria on the quality of prescription of medication for hypertension.

Design: Retrospective and concurrent evaluation study of scientific and technical quality, with processing data, using as data source the clinical history.

Setting: Primary care teams in a Madrid Health Area.