[Factors associated with self-reported systemic arterial hypertension according to VIGITEL in 26 Brazilian capitals and the Federal District in 2008].

The scope of this article is to study the association between lifestyle, nutritional status and the prevalence of self-reported systemic arterial hypertension, weighted by the system of risk and protective factors for Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (CNCD) by telephone surveys and standardized by age and sex, in adults from 26 Brazilian state capitals and the Federal District in 2008. For each city the prevalence of hypertension was standardized by the direct method. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed between the factors of interest and the prevalence of hypertension, weighted and standardized by gender and age. After standardization, the prevalence of hypertension tended to increase in capitals with a younger population and decrease in those with a higher proportion of elderly individuals. In regression models, the prevalence of weighted and standardized hypertension remained associated with the prevalence of excess weight and the consumption of fruit and vegetables (FV). However, physical activity was only negatively associated with the weighted prevalence of hypertension. A positive association with weighted and standardized prevalence of hypertension was observed with excess weight and regular consumption of FV.