<p> Intergenerational ethnic health disparities among Asian American young adults have been attributed to cultural, socio-environmental and dietary changes. The relationship between acculturation levels, social media use and dietary outcomes were analyzed using data collected from 137 Asian American young adults in California through an online survey distributed on social media and on-campus recruitment. Correlational analyses, <i>t</i>-tests and hierarchical linear regression were used to observe the predictability of (1) acculturation, (2) social media, and (3) both variables on Fruits and Vegetables (F&amp;V) outcomes. Most participants were bicultural, had daily social media use and 3.88 F&amp;V servings consumed. Acculturation levels significantly predicted F&amp;V servings, but not when adjusted for age and education level. No significant relationship was found between acculturation and social media use or social media use and F&amp;V outcomes. Food purchasing and health-information seeking behaviors were explored, reflecting possible implications involving online health literacy and multidimensional acculturation measures for future health and media studies.</p><p>

This thesis describes the development of the idea of an 'obesity epidemic' that figures prominently in contemporary public health discourse. It uses conceptual approaches from Science and Technology Studies and the history of medicine to analyse changing ideas about obesity, particularly as formulated and mobilised by British researchers from the 1960s onwards, to show how excess body weight became understood as a significant public health problem in this period. The thesis begins by describing the post-war refocusing of medical attention in developed countries from infectious diseases, the rates of which are falling, to chronic disease such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer and stroke. Heart disease, in particular, became seen as an 'epidemic'. After World War II, increase research funding by the American government made possible the development of a new research method - the long-term prospective epidemiological study - and a new way of understanding chronic diseases as caused by risk factors such as high blood pressure, cigarette smoking and high blood cholesterol. Excess body weight was includes in this list of risk factors, and so became an object in increased medical attention. The thesis then outlines how a new public health coalition was formed around obesity in the 1970s by British biomedical researchers working on topics in the fields of nutrition, diabetes and coronary heart disease. It describes the development of what I call the 'individual paradigm' of obesity which characterises the condition as an individual problem that leads to heart disease and mechanical complaints and is treatable by weight loss diets. It then describes two key features of British obesity science in the 1980s and 1990s. The first of these is the adoption of the Body Mass Index and the standard cut-off points that are used to define overweight and obesity, which together facilitate the collection and dissemination of data on changes in average body weights, The second is the energy balance model of weight regulation, which served to unify the diverse disciplinary approaches to biomedical research incorporated into this new knowledge, but which could not account for the high rates of failure acknowledged as occurring with conventional treatments such as weight loss diets, anorectic drugs and bariatric surgery. The thesis describes how researchers in the field of obesity science than extended their institutional research to participate in the production of a series of reports for the World Health Organization, including one on the global epidemic of obesity published in 2000. This new platform, combined with data produced by prospective studies, enabled them to disseminate a new understanding of obesity and overweight - what I call the 'environmental paradigm' - which characterises it as a global health problem associated with an increased risk of many diseases and caused by structural factors such as inappropriate diet and sedentary lifestyles. Despite refocusing attention of structural determinants of ill health, however, public health experts were constrained by considerations of political practicality and commercial interest when calling for preventive measures in the areas of diet and physical activity. The thesis concludes by considering the different ways in which scholars have theorised the epidemiological transition from infectious to chronic disease. Drawing on approaches from the health inequalities literature, it argues that the conventional framings of chronic disease epidemiology have tended systematically to obscure structural links between obesity and other forms of diet-related ill health on the one hand, and relative poverty on the other.

Lack of fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption is directly linked to the prevalence of obesity and chronic disease in the United States. The USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) offers elementary school teachers access to healthy foods as part of the public school classroom experience. The purpose of this study---which was based on self-efficacy theory and the socio-ecological model---was to examine if an association exists between selected factors: (a) daily fruit and vegetable consumption, training status in the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), and an established school nutrition policy and (b) nutrition-teaching self-efficacy (NTSE) among elementary school teachers who participated in the FFVP. Using an online survey, 66 teachers out of 114 (58% response rate) completed a 26-question survey adapted from the Nutrition-Teaching Self-Efficacy Scale and the National Cancer Institute's Food Attitude and Behavior Survey. Based on the results of the chi-square test of association (p = 0.031), an association between daily FV intake and NTSE among teachers involved in the USDA FFVP was confirmed. The odds of having high NTSE are 3.45 higher in those who consume more than 3 cups of combined FV each day (p = 0.029). There were no significant associations between NTSE and FFVP training and established school nutrition policy. The social change implication of this study is that healthier, confident teachers build healthier school environments and create the impetus for increasing FV consumption in the community at large, thereby helping to reduce the risk of obesity and chronic diseases.

A hipertensão (HAS) é um problema de saúde pública global que afeta, em média, um quarto da população mundial, desencadeando elevados gastos de saúde e um número elevado de mortes, anualmente. A falta de adesão ao tratamento para a HAS é a principal responsável pelo aumento da morbimortalidade, das internações hospitalares, dos gastos em saúde e pior qualidade de vida entre os pacientes. Objetivo: Analisar os fatores clínicos, demográficos e socioeconômicos associados ao grau de adesão de adultos e idosos hipertensos, ao tratamento para HAS no Brasil, descrevendo seu grau de adesão. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo analítico de corte transversal, utilizando dados secundários da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde (PNS) realizada pelo IBGE em 2013, envolvendo 7203 pacientes hipertensos, adultos e idosos de ambos os sexos, que buscou analisar os fatores associados ao grau de adesão ao tratamento para hipertensão, por meio de regressão beta com função de ligação logit. A análise das variáveis estatisticamente significativas, deu-se por meio da razão de chances e probabilidade de associação com o grau de adesão. Resultados: O grau de adesão médio da amostra estudada foi de 69,48%. Os fatores encontrados associados ao grau de adesão foram: a presença de outras doenças além da hipertensão, o grau de depressão, a avaliação do estado de saúde, a região do país, o gênero, a idade, a etnia, viver ou não com companheiro e a escolaridade, sendo que, ser do gênero feminino foi o fator que mais favoreceu a adesão e possuir um grau de depressão severo, o que menor favoreceu à adesão. Conclusão: Tanto fatores clínicos, socioeconômicos, quanto demográficos foram significativamente associados ao grau de adesão ao tratamento da HAS. Sugere-se que estudos relacionados à melhora da adesão em relação a cada um dos fatores analisados sejam realizados, de forma a amenizar os efeitos deletérios ou potencializar seus efeitos benéficos, principalmente quanto a indivíduos do gênero masculino, que apresentam maior tendência de não adesão aos tratamentos de saúde de forma geral. / Hypertension is a global public health problem that affects on average one quarter of the world population, triggering high health spending and a high number of deaths annually. The lack of adherence to treatment for hypertension is mainly responsible for the increased morbidity and mortality, hospital admissions, spending on health and lower quality of life among patients. Objective: To analyze the clinical, demographic and economic partner associated with the degree of adherence of adults and elderly hypertensive patients, treatment for hypertension in Brazil, describing their degree of adherence. Methodology: This is an analytical cross-sectional study, using secondary data from the National Health Survey (PNS) held by IBGE in 2013, involving 7203 hypertensive patients, adults and seniors of both genders, who sought to relate the factors associated with the degree of adherence to treatment for hypertension, through beta regression with logit link function. The analysis of statistically significant variables, occurred through the odds ratio and likelihood of association with the degree of compliance. Results: The mean adherence degree of the sample was 69.48%. The factors found associated with the adherence degree were: the presence of other diseases besides high blood pressure, the degree of depression, assessment of health status, region of the country, gender, age, ethnicity, living or not living with a partner and education, and that being female is the main factor that favors adhesion and have a degree of severe depression, which favors smaller accession. Conclusion: Both clinical, economics, and demographics were significantly associated with the degree of adherence to treatment of hypertension. It is suggested that studies related to the improvement of adherence for each of the analyzed factors are carried out in order to mitigate the deleterious effects or enhance their beneficial effects, especially as for male individuals, who are more likely not to adhere to health treatments in general.

O prognóstico da gestação é influenciado pelo estado nutricional materno. Sabe-se que, desde a infância, as pessoas portadoras da doença falciforme apresentam crescimento deficiente. Pouco se conhece sobre a evolução do estado nutricional materno na anemia falciforme. O objetivo foi analisar o estado nutricional de gestantes portadoras de anemia falciforme, avaliando o ganho de peso, o consumo dietético materno e os resultados adversos maternos e perinatais. Métodos: Foram avaliadas 26 gestantes portadoras de anemia falciforme SS e 23 SC, a partir do início do pré-natal especializado até o puerpério. Como grupo controle foram utilizadas 63 gestantes, sem comorbidades. O estado nutricional das gestantes foi avaliado de acordo com índice de massa corporal, pré-gestacional e ao final da gravidez, bem como analisado o ganho de peso materno. O consumo dietético foi analisado utilizando-se questionário de frequência alimentar, em cada trimestre, caracterizando-se o valor energético total e a ingestão de macronutrientes e micronutrientes. As complicações maternas e perinatais foram investigadas. O nível de significância foi 0,05 (alfa=5%). Resultados: O IMC pré-gestacional foi significativamente menor no grupo SS (mediana 20,3 kg/m2) quando comparado com os grupos SC (22,7 kg/m2, p < 0,05) e controle (23,2 kg/m2, p < 0,05). O baixo peso pré-gestacional (IMC < 18,5 kg/m2) foi significativamente mais frequente no grupo SS (15,4%) quando comparado aos grupos SC (4,4%) e controle (1,6%, p=0,009). Ao final da gestação, o grupo SS apresentou menor IMC (mediana 23,1 kg/m2) quando comparado com o grupo SC (26,1 kg/m2, p < 0,05) e controle (28,5 kg/m2, p < 0,05). O ganho ponderal na gestação foi menor no grupo SS (mediana 8,0 kg) quando comparado com o grupo SC (11,9 kg, p < 0,05) e Controle (13,7 kg, p < 0,05). Na análise do consumo dietético no 2º trimestre, constatou-se que os grupos SS e SC apresentaram menor consumo de proteínas (medianas, 73 g/d e 69 g/d) quando comparados aos controles (96 g/d, p < 0,05); e o consumo de cálcio foi menor no grupo SS comparado ao controle (mediana, 410 vs. 748 g/d, p<0,05). No 3º trimestre, houve menor consumo de proteínas pelo grupo SS quando comparado com os controles (mediana, 68 g/d vs. 93 g/d, p < 0,05); o consumo de vitamina A foi menor no grupo SS quando comparado aos controles (mediana, 447 vs. 940 mcg/d, p < 0,05); o consumo de vitamina E foi menor no grupo SS (mediana, 6 mg/d) quando comparado aos grupos SC (10 mg/d) e controle (7 mg/d, p < 0,05). As complicações maternas mais frequentes foram: crise álgica, 58% no grupo SS e 44% no SC (p=NS); infecção urinária, 31% no SS e 17% no SC (p=NS); e infecção pulmonar, 35% no SS e 9% no SC (p=NS). Houve diferença significativa no diagnóstico de sofrimento fetal: SS (36%), SC (14%) e controle (13%, p=0,032). Resultados perinatais adversos foram mais frequentes nos grupos SS e SC quando comparados aos controles. Conclusões: O estado nutricional das gestantes portadoras de doença falciforme SS caracterizou-se pela desnutrição materna, com baixo ganho ponderal na gestação. O consumo dietético de macronutrientes demonstrou ingestão inadequada de proteínas nos 2º e 3º trimestres. As complicações maternas e resultados perinatais adversos foram eventos frequentes nas gestantes portadoras de doença falciforme / The prognosis of pregnancy is influenced by the mother\'s nutritional status. It is known that, from childhood, people with sickle cell disease have deficient growth. Little is known about the evolution of maternal nutritional status in sickle cell anemia. The objective was to analyze the nutritional status of pregnant women with sickle cell anemia, assessing their weight gain, maternal dietary intake, and adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. Methods: A total of 26 pregnant women with sickle cell anemia SS and 23 SC, from the start of pre-natal to the postpartum period. It was used as a control group 63 pregnant women without comorbidities. The nutritional status of pregnant women was evaluated according to body mass index, prepregnancy and late pregnancy and maternal weight gain. Dietary intake was assessed by food frequency questionnaire in each quarter, characterizing the total energy, macronutrients and micronutrients intake. Maternal and perinatal complications were investigated. The significance level was 0.05 (alpha=5%). Results: The pre-pregnancy BMI was significantly lower in the SS group (median 20.3 kg/m2) compared to the SC group (22.7 kg/m2, p < 0.05) and control (23.2 kg/m2, p < 0.05). The low pre-pregnancy weight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) was significantly more frequent in the SS group (15.4%) when compared with the SC group (4.4%) and control (1.6%, p=0.009). At the end of pregnancy, the SS group had lower BMI (median 23.1 kg/m2) compared to the SC group (26.1 kg/m2, p < 0.05) and control (28.5 kg/m2, p < 0.05). Weight gain during pregnancy was lower in the SS group (median 8.0 kg) compared with the SC group (11.9 kg, p < 0.05) and control (13.7 kg, p < 0.05). The dietary intake analysis in the 2nd quarter showed that the SS and SC groups have a lower protein intake (median, 73 g/d and 69 g/d) compared to controls (96 g/d, p < 0.05); and calcium intake is lower in the SS group compared with controls (median, 410 vs. 748 g/d, p < 0.05). In the 3rd quarter, the protein intake was lower in the SS group compared with controls (median, 68 g/d vs. 93 g/d, p < 0.05); the vitamin A intake was lower in the SS group compared to controls (median, 447 vs. 940 mcg/d, p<0.05); the consumption of vitamin E was lower in the SS group (median, 6 mg/d) groups when compared to SC (10 mg/d) and control (7 mg/d, p < 0.05). The most frequent maternal complications were: a pain crisis, 58% in the SS group and 44% in SC (p=NS); urinary tract infection in 31% of SS and 17% of SC (p=NS); and pulmonary infection, 35% in the SS and 9% in the SC group (p = NS). There were significant differences in the diagnosis of fetal distress: SS (36%), SC (14%) and control (13%, p=0.032). Adverse perinatal outcomes were more common in SS and SC groups when compared to controls. Conclusions: The nutritional status of pregnant women with sickle cell disease SS is characterized by maternal malnutrition with low weight gain during pregnancy. Dietary intake of macronutrients demonstrates inadequate protein intake in the second and third quarters. Maternal complications and adverse perinatal outcomes are frequent events in pregnant women with sickle cell disease

Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-06T23:02:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2003 / A Doenca do Neuronio Motor (DNM) e uma doenca degenerativa, progressiva, irreversivel e incuravel, com envolvimento primario do motoneuronio. Dentre as formas de manifestacao, predominam a Esclerose Lateral Amiotrofica (ELA) e a Paralisia Bulbar Progressiva (PBP). Na evolucao clinica, a disfagia apresenta-se como um dos comprometimentos principais, levando a diminuicao da massa corporea, desidratacao e desnutricao. Associado a diminuicao da inGestão alimentar, observa-se o aumento da taxa de metabolismo basal e das necessidades nutricionais, determinando assim perda de peso. O reconhecimento da deplecao nutricional e intervencao precoce podem ser um diferencial no tratamento. Nesse trabalho foram estudados 20 pacientes com Doenca do Neuronio Motor (DNM)/Esclerose Lateral Amiotrofica (ELA), provenientes do Setor de Investigacao de Doencas Neuromusculares da Disciplina de Neurologia Clinica da Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP-EPM). O objetivo desse estudo foi descrever o estado nutricional dos pacientes com Doenca do Neuronio Motor (DNM) /Esclerose Lateral Amiotrofica (ELA), submetidos a suplementacao nutricional. Os pacientes receberam suplementacao nutricional durante seis meses consecutivos. Eles foram submetidos a avaliacao nutricional bimestral, com medidas antropometricas - peso, estatura, circunferencia do braco e dobra cutanea do triceps - e analise da composicao corporal atraves da bioimpedancia eletrica. O diagnostico de ELA foi estabelecido de acordo com -os criterios propostos pelo El Escorial, modificado era 1998, atraves do quadro clinico e do auxilio de exames como eletroneuromiografia, ressonancia magnetica e tomografia computadorizada. As idade variou entre 36 e 70 anos, com media de 55,0, mediana de 59,5 e desvio padrao de 12,4 anos. O tempo referido de doenca pelo paciente variou de 8 a 218 meses, com media de 31,5 meses. Quinze pacientes (75 por cento) apresentavam ELA como forma de manifestacao, sendo onze (73,3 por cento) do sexo masculino e 4 (26,6 por cento) do sexo feminino...(au) / The Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is a degenerative disease with involvement of the motor neurone. It is a evolutionary, irreversible and incurable disease. Among the manifestation forms, prevail Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Progressive Bulbar Paralysis (PBP). In the clinical evolution, dysphagia stands out as one of the main compromisings, inducing decrease of body mass, dehydration and malnutrition. Associated to the decrease of the food ingestion, is observed increase of the rate of basal metabolism and nutritional needs, and these determine weight loss. The early recognition of the nutritional depletion and early intervention can be a differential one in the treatment. We presented 20 patient with Motor Neuron Disease / Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), coming from the Section of Neuromuscular Diseases Investigation of the Clinical Neurology Departament, Sao Paulo Federal University (UNIFESP). The objective of this study was to describe the nutritional condition of the patients with Motor Neurone Disease (MND)/ Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The patients received nutritional supplements by six consecutive months. They were submitted to bimonthly nutritional evaluation, with anthropometric measurements - weight, stature, upper arm circumference and triceps skinfold - and bioelectrical impedance analysis to evaluate corporal composition. The diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) was established in agreement with the criteria proposed by the El Escorial, in 1998, including clinical criteria and the aid of electromyographic studies, MR and CT scan. (au) / BV UNIFESP: Teses e dissertações

O prognóstico da gestação é influenciado pelo estado nutricional materno. Sabe-se que, desde a infância, as pessoas portadoras da doença falciforme apresentam crescimento deficiente. Pouco se conhece sobre a evolução do estado nutricional materno na anemia falciforme. O objetivo foi analisar o estado nutricional de gestantes portadoras de anemia falciforme, avaliando o ganho de peso, o consumo dietético materno e os resultados adversos maternos e perinatais. Métodos: Foram avaliadas 26 gestantes portadoras de anemia falciforme SS e 23 SC, a partir do início do pré-natal especializado até o puerpério. Como grupo controle foram utilizadas 63 gestantes, sem comorbidades. O estado nutricional das gestantes foi avaliado de acordo com índice de massa corporal, pré-gestacional e ao final da gravidez, bem como analisado o ganho de peso materno. O consumo dietético foi analisado utilizando-se questionário de frequência alimentar, em cada trimestre, caracterizando-se o valor energético total e a ingestão de macronutrientes e micronutrientes. As complicações maternas e perinatais foram investigadas. O nível de significância foi 0,05 (alfa=5%). Resultados: O IMC pré-gestacional foi significativamente menor no grupo SS (mediana 20,3 kg/m2) quando comparado com os grupos SC (22,7 kg/m2, p < 0,05) e controle (23,2 kg/m2, p < 0,05). O baixo peso pré-gestacional (IMC < 18,5 kg/m2) foi significativamente mais frequente no grupo SS (15,4%) quando comparado aos grupos SC (4,4%) e controle (1,6%, p=0,009). Ao final da gestação, o grupo SS apresentou menor IMC (mediana 23,1 kg/m2) quando comparado com o grupo SC (26,1 kg/m2, p < 0,05) e controle (28,5 kg/m2, p < 0,05). O ganho ponderal na gestação foi menor no grupo SS (mediana 8,0 kg) quando comparado com o grupo SC (11,9 kg, p < 0,05) e Controle (13,7 kg, p < 0,05). Na análise do consumo dietético no 2º trimestre, constatou-se que os grupos SS e SC apresentaram menor consumo de proteínas (medianas, 73 g/d e 69 g/d) quando comparados aos controles (96 g/d, p < 0,05); e o consumo de cálcio foi menor no grupo SS comparado ao controle (mediana, 410 vs. 748 g/d, p<0,05). No 3º trimestre, houve menor consumo de proteínas pelo grupo SS quando comparado com os controles (mediana, 68 g/d vs. 93 g/d, p < 0,05); o consumo de vitamina A foi menor no grupo SS quando comparado aos controles (mediana, 447 vs. 940 mcg/d, p < 0,05); o consumo de vitamina E foi menor no grupo SS (mediana, 6 mg/d) quando comparado aos grupos SC (10 mg/d) e controle (7 mg/d, p < 0,05). As complicações maternas mais frequentes foram: crise álgica, 58% no grupo SS e 44% no SC (p=NS); infecção urinária, 31% no SS e 17% no SC (p=NS); e infecção pulmonar, 35% no SS e 9% no SC (p=NS). Houve diferença significativa no diagnóstico de sofrimento fetal: SS (36%), SC (14%) e controle (13%, p=0,032). Resultados perinatais adversos foram mais frequentes nos grupos SS e SC quando comparados aos controles. Conclusões: O estado nutricional das gestantes portadoras de doença falciforme SS caracterizou-se pela desnutrição materna, com baixo ganho ponderal na gestação. O consumo dietético de macronutrientes demonstrou ingestão inadequada de proteínas nos 2º e 3º trimestres. As complicações maternas e resultados perinatais adversos foram eventos frequentes nas gestantes portadoras de doença falciforme / The prognosis of pregnancy is influenced by the mother\'s nutritional status. It is known that, from childhood, people with sickle cell disease have deficient growth. Little is known about the evolution of maternal nutritional status in sickle cell anemia. The objective was to analyze the nutritional status of pregnant women with sickle cell anemia, assessing their weight gain, maternal dietary intake, and adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. Methods: A total of 26 pregnant women with sickle cell anemia SS and 23 SC, from the start of pre-natal to the postpartum period. It was used as a control group 63 pregnant women without comorbidities. The nutritional status of pregnant women was evaluated according to body mass index, prepregnancy and late pregnancy and maternal weight gain. Dietary intake was assessed by food frequency questionnaire in each quarter, characterizing the total energy, macronutrients and micronutrients intake. Maternal and perinatal complications were investigated. The significance level was 0.05 (alpha=5%). Results: The pre-pregnancy BMI was significantly lower in the SS group (median 20.3 kg/m2) compared to the SC group (22.7 kg/m2, p < 0.05) and control (23.2 kg/m2, p < 0.05). The low pre-pregnancy weight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) was significantly more frequent in the SS group (15.4%) when compared with the SC group (4.4%) and control (1.6%, p=0.009). At the end of pregnancy, the SS group had lower BMI (median 23.1 kg/m2) compared to the SC group (26.1 kg/m2, p < 0.05) and control (28.5 kg/m2, p < 0.05). Weight gain during pregnancy was lower in the SS group (median 8.0 kg) compared with the SC group (11.9 kg, p < 0.05) and control (13.7 kg, p < 0.05). The dietary intake analysis in the 2nd quarter showed that the SS and SC groups have a lower protein intake (median, 73 g/d and 69 g/d) compared to controls (96 g/d, p < 0.05); and calcium intake is lower in the SS group compared with controls (median, 410 vs. 748 g/d, p < 0.05). In the 3rd quarter, the protein intake was lower in the SS group compared with controls (median, 68 g/d vs. 93 g/d, p < 0.05); the vitamin A intake was lower in the SS group compared to controls (median, 447 vs. 940 mcg/d, p<0.05); the consumption of vitamin E was lower in the SS group (median, 6 mg/d) groups when compared to SC (10 mg/d) and control (7 mg/d, p < 0.05). The most frequent maternal complications were: a pain crisis, 58% in the SS group and 44% in SC (p=NS); urinary tract infection in 31% of SS and 17% of SC (p=NS); and pulmonary infection, 35% in the SS and 9% in the SC group (p = NS). There were significant differences in the diagnosis of fetal distress: SS (36%), SC (14%) and control (13%, p=0.032). Adverse perinatal outcomes were more common in SS and SC groups when compared to controls. Conclusions: The nutritional status of pregnant women with sickle cell disease SS is characterized by maternal malnutrition with low weight gain during pregnancy. Dietary intake of macronutrients demonstrates inadequate protein intake in the second and third quarters. Maternal complications and adverse perinatal outcomes are frequent events in pregnant women with sickle cell disease

A hipertensão (HAS) é um problema de saúde pública global que afeta, em média, um quarto da população mundial, desencadeando elevados gastos de saúde e um número elevado de mortes, anualmente. A falta de adesão ao tratamento para a HAS é a principal responsável pelo aumento da morbimortalidade, das internações hospitalares, dos gastos em saúde e pior qualidade de vida entre os pacientes. Objetivo: Analisar os fatores clínicos, demográficos e socioeconômicos associados ao grau de adesão de adultos e idosos hipertensos, ao tratamento para HAS no Brasil, descrevendo seu grau de adesão. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo analítico de corte transversal, utilizando dados secundários da Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde (PNS) realizada pelo IBGE em 2013, envolvendo 7203 pacientes hipertensos, adultos e idosos de ambos os sexos, que buscou analisar os fatores associados ao grau de adesão ao tratamento para hipertensão, por meio de regressão beta com função de ligação logit. A análise das variáveis estatisticamente significativas, deu-se por meio da razão de chances e probabilidade de associação com o grau de adesão. Resultados: O grau de adesão médio da amostra estudada foi de 69,48%. Os fatores encontrados associados ao grau de adesão foram: a presença de outras doenças além da hipertensão, o grau de depressão, a avaliação do estado de saúde, a região do país, o gênero, a idade, a etnia, viver ou não com companheiro e a escolaridade, sendo que, ser do gênero feminino foi o fator que mais favoreceu a adesão e possuir um grau de depressão severo, o que menor favoreceu à adesão. Conclusão: Tanto fatores clínicos, socioeconômicos, quanto demográficos foram significativamente associados ao grau de adesão ao tratamento da HAS. Sugere-se que estudos relacionados à melhora da adesão em relação a cada um dos fatores analisados sejam realizados, de forma a amenizar os efeitos deletérios ou potencializar seus efeitos benéficos, principalmente quanto a indivíduos do gênero masculino, que apresentam maior tendência de não adesão aos tratamentos de saúde de forma geral. / Hypertension is a global public health problem that affects on average one quarter of the world population, triggering high health spending and a high number of deaths annually. The lack of adherence to treatment for hypertension is mainly responsible for the increased morbidity and mortality, hospital admissions, spending on health and lower quality of life among patients. Objective: To analyze the clinical, demographic and economic partner associated with the degree of adherence of adults and elderly hypertensive patients, treatment for hypertension in Brazil, describing their degree of adherence. Methodology: This is an analytical cross-sectional study, using secondary data from the National Health Survey (PNS) held by IBGE in 2013, involving 7203 hypertensive patients, adults and seniors of both genders, who sought to relate the factors associated with the degree of adherence to treatment for hypertension, through beta regression with logit link function. The analysis of statistically significant variables, occurred through the odds ratio and likelihood of association with the degree of compliance. Results: The mean adherence degree of the sample was 69.48%. The factors found associated with the adherence degree were: the presence of other diseases besides high blood pressure, the degree of depression, assessment of health status, region of the country, gender, age, ethnicity, living or not living with a partner and education, and that being female is the main factor that favors adhesion and have a degree of severe depression, which favors smaller accession. Conclusion: Both clinical, economics, and demographics were significantly associated with the degree of adherence to treatment of hypertension. It is suggested that studies related to the improvement of adherence for each of the analyzed factors are carried out in order to mitigate the deleterious effects or enhance their beneficial effects, especially as for male individuals, who are more likely not to adhere to health treatments in general.