%0 Journal Article
%T Association between complaints of dizziness and hypertension in non-institutionalized elders
%A Lopes
%A An¨˘lia Ros¨˘rio
%A Moreira
%A Michelle Damasceno
%A Trelha
%A Celita Salmaso
%A Marchiori
%A Luciana Lozza de Moraes
%J International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
%D 2013
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.7162/S1809-97772013000200007
%X introduction: advancing age increases the risk for a number of chronic diseases. hypertension and dizziness are highly prevalent in the elderly population and represent major health problems. objective: to verify the association between complaints of dizziness and the presence of hypertension in non-institutionalized elders. methods: this was a prospective cross-sectional cohort study of the elderly population of londrina, paran¨˘ in terms of aging and longevity. the required sample size was calculated, and subjects e" 60 years of age of both genders were selected at random. data were collected using a questionnaire covering socio-demographic information and self-reported cases of hypertension and dizziness. statistical analysis was performed using the chi-square test with p d" 0.05 as the level of significance. results: the study included 493 elderly subjects, of whom 257 (52.1%) complained of dizziness and 308 (62.5%) reported a diagnosis of arterial systemic hypertension. dizziness was significantly associated with hypertension (¦Ö2 = 6.26, p = 0.01) and female sex. conclusions: hypertension and dizziness were both highly prevalent and were significantly associated, showing the great need for investments in preventive measures.
%K elderly
%K dizziness
%K hypertension.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1809-48642013000200007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en