Objective To assess the prevalence and the main risk factors of hypertension in Yancheng region and provide scientific evidence for developing valid methods.
Methods General status, disease history and custom, family history, related risk factors, height, weight and blood pressure were investigated among the residents over 35 years and living here for at least 5 years.
Results The prevalence was 21.64 percent, standardized rate was 21.15 percent, man of which was higher than female.It rose with age and was higher in town than in county.The results of using conditional logistic regression indicated that the main risk factors were overweight, family history, mental stress, less exercise during the work time, age, cigarette smoking and alcohol use, and its protective factors were enough vegetable consumption, sex, good sleeping, usual physicla exercise.
Conclusion The prevalence was slightly lower than the result of the country-wide smapling in 1991, but it remained to be the most serious public hygiene problem.
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