Investigation on Incidence of Hypertension and its Risk Factors

Objective To investigate the incidence of hypertension among habitants in Shanghai and its risk factors to give evidence to prevent and control hypertension.Methods A survey was conducted to investigate hypertension and to measure the blood pressure in 35-74 aged habitants in two communities in Shanghai.The chisquare test and unconditional logistic regression were performed.Results The incidences of hypertension in men and in women were 31.7% and 27.9%,respectively,and increased along with age.Age,body mass index,mother's hypertension history,father's hypertension history,sex,occupation,education level,drinking and marital status entered the multiple unconditional logistic regression model.There was a positive relationship between the incidence of hypertension and the body mass index.The ORs of mother's hypertension history,father's hypertension history and drinking were 2.19(95%CI 2.05-2.34),2.13(95%CI 2.00-2.28)and 1.24 (95%CI1.14-1.36),respectively.Conclusion Hypertension was the result of the interaction between inheritance and environment and the strategy to prevent and control hypenension should be comprehensive.