Relationship between pathogenic infection and hyperten sion in Mongolian

Objective To explore the relationship between Chlamydia pneumoniae(CP),Mycopla smapneumonia (MP),Helicobacter pylori(HP)and Coxsackie virus(CV)infection and hypertension.Methods On the basis of prevalence survey for hypertension in a Mongolian population,767 hypertensives and 762 normotensives were selected as subjects to conduct a case-control study.The body indexes of the subjects were measured,and blood lipid,blood glucose,IgG antibodies of CP,MP,HP,and CV were examined for all subjects.Results The positive rates of IgG antibodies of CP(40.6%), MP(18.3%),HP(56.3%),and CV(41.4%)in the cases were higher than the positive rates of IgG antibodies of CP (36.8%),MP(18.0%),HP(53.0%),and CV(40.9%)in the controls.But the differences were not statistically significan (P>0.05).After adjustment for confound ing factors,ORs of hypertension related to CP,MP,HP,and CV infection were not statistically significant(P>0.05).Conclusion CP,MP,HP,and CV infections are not associated with hypertension.