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- Title
Diferencias de género en la interacción entre consumo de tabaco y alcohol con la presión arterial elevada.
- Authors
Ortiz Yercin, Mamani; Jenny Marcela, Luizaga López; Ada Ximena, Armaza Céspedes; Daniel Elving, Illanes Velarde
- Abstract
Objective: to analyze gender differences in the interaction between tobacco and alcohol consumption with high blood pressure (HBP) in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted, with n=10704 participants, randomly selected. Proportions, Odds-ratios and robust analysis of Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition were calculated. Results. 33.5% of participants only drink alcohol, 1.8% only smoke and 9.2% both simultaneously. The probability of presenting HBP was higher in smokers (OR: 2.04); those who consume both simultaneously (OR: 1.73) or only drink alcohol (OR: 1.43). The men had a higher prevalence of HBP, smoking and harmful alcohol consumption; but women who smoke had higher OR levels to develop HBP. The differences in educational level, age, and type of work contributed positively to explain the gap between men and women. Conclusion. the probability of presenting HBP was higher in women, especially those who smoke, despite their low prevalence.
- Publication
Gaceta Médica Boliviana, 2020, Vol 43, Issue 2, p127
- ISSN
1012-2966
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.47993/gmb.v43i2.189