Epidemiological survey on hypertension among Tibetan monks in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2015.12.016
- VernacularTitle:甘肃省甘南藏族自治州藏族僧侣高血压流行病学调查
- Author:
Xinghui LI
1
;
Ping XIE
;
Yan QIAO
;
Yu'an MA
;
Baojuan LI
Author Information
1. 甘肃省人民医院心血管内科
- Keywords:
Hypertension;
Prevalence;
Zang nationality
- From:
Chinese Journal of Cardiology
2015;43(12):1088-1091
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the prevalence,awareness,treatment and control rates of hypertension among Tibetan monks in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province,and to analyze risk factors of hypertension in this population.Methods A total of 984 (aged 18 and over) Tibetan monks in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province were included with cluster sampling method from March to June,2014.General information was obtained by questionnaire and blood pressure was measured.Multivariate logistic regression analysis was applied to analyze the risk factors of blood pressure.Results Prevalence of hypertension in this population was 19.3％ (190/984),and standardized prevalence rate was 21.7％.The prevalence of hypertension were 16.3％ (82/502),21.0％ (60/286) and 24.5％ (48/196),and standardized prevalence rate was 17.8％,22.1％ and 26.6％ among Tibetan monks aged 18-39,40-59 and ≥60 years,respectively.Rates of awareness,treatment and control of hypertension in Tibetan monks were 9.5％ (18/984),4.2％ (8/984)and 1.6％ (3/984),respectively.Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age,body mass index and family history of hypertension were independent risk factors of hypertension in this population (P ＜ 0.01 or 0.05).Conclusions Prevalence,awareness,treatment and control rates of hypertension among Tibetan monks in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province are relatively low.Age,body mass index and family history of hypertension are risk factors of hypertension in this population.
