[Clinical epidemiologic investigation to assess the prevalence of risk factors in essential arterial hypertension, on a sample of 1219 patients from Bacau County].

Materials And Methods: Clinical epidemiological study, carried out during 2006-2008, on a sample of 1219 patients in preventive therapeutic follow-up in three offices of family practice; 49.3% males and 50.6% females, 80.3% from urban and 19.6% from rural, included in 6 occupational categories.

Results: The prevalence of familial antecedent at cardiovascular risk was, for those three FP offices: arterial hypertension (AHT) - 66.9% (A); 52.0% (B), and 64.8% (C); chronic ischemic cardiopathy (CIC) - 71.5% (A); 70.9% (B), and 67.9% (C); myocardial infarction (MI) - 20.8% (A); 24.4% (B), and 25.7% (C); diabetes mellitus (DM)- 24.1% (A); 36.2% (B), and 38.6% (C); obesity - 55.5% (A); 67.8% (B), and 65.7% (C); dyslipidemia - 66.6% (A); 59.9% (B), and 64.1% (C). Personal pathological antecedents, for all the FP offices, the prevalence values were: dyslipidemia - 84.4; AHT - 80.7; CIC - 63.1; obesity - 53.4; MI - 30.6; DM - 31.2; rhythm troubles - 17.4; cardiac failure - 7.9; stroke - 7.6%.