Hypertension risk factors in Thanh Ha town, Hai Duong province
- Author:
Bui Duc Long
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hypertension
- MeSH:
Hypertension;
Risk Factors;
Epidemiology
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2003;0(5):24-27
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A study of risk factors of hypertension included 1047 adults in Thanh Ha Town, Hai Duong Province. Results showed that: the obese people had the risk of hypertension were 12.64 times higher and the overweight people were 3 times higher than normal one. Some habits like smoking, salty eating, alcohol and long lasting stress, obesity, increase of serum glucose concentration or old age all may be risk factors of hypertension. Hypertension risk at over 60 year old is 6 time higher at the young age. Males have more risk of hypertension
