Analysis on Hypertension of Town and Country Residents in Chifeng
- VernacularTitle:赤峰市城市、农村和牧区居民高血压患病情况
- Author:
Li HE
;
Zhongyi HAN
;
Yanling CHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hypertension;
Prevalence;
Epidemiologic
- From:
Chinese Journal of Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases
2006;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To understand the epidemiological characteristics of hypertension in Chifeng.Methods 6 015 subjects aged over 15 years old were selected with stratified randomized sampling.The history of hypertension and social-economic status were investigated by face-to-face interview and blood pressure,body height,body weight and waistline were measured at the same time.Results The prevalence of hypertension in Chifeng was 28.5%.The age-adjusted prevalence was 19.09%.Thereinto,the prevalence of hypertension in urban area,rural area,pasturing area were 23.15%,19.85%,32.03%,respectively.The Hypertension prevalence in male was increased with age.The prevalence in male was higher than in female among people who lived in urban and pasturing area(P0.05).The prevalence were higher in illiterate person and semiliterate than people in other educational level(P
