THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION

Hypertension is high blood pressure, equal to or greater than 140/90 mmHg at rest in adults taken in medical office conditions. Adequate control of hypertension is essential to prevent cardiovascular events. The frequency of arterial hypertension increases with age, with a prevalence > 60% in people aged > 60 years. We aimed to estimate the studies analyzing the socio-economic status and types of measurement in patients with arterial hypertension. For this, we used articles and scientific publications from the databases PubMed, Medscape, published during the years 2016-2021, using both the Romanian and English languages in the electronic databases. We also aimed to assess the socio-economic status of patients with arterial hypertension by prioritizing the main components: education, income and occupation. Likewise, comparison of the socio-economic status of patients with arterial hypertension from both urban and rural areas; The overall results provided evidence of an increased risk of hypertension among the lowest socioeconomic categories. It has been shown that men tend to develop hypertension around the age of 45, while women later. Our results indicated an increased prevalence of hypertension among the lowest SES. Education, an important indicator of socio-economic status, would have the strongest association with the prevalence of hypertension