Objective To investigate the awareness rate of hypertension and main effective factors, and to provide the foundation for the intervention hypertension program rural areas in Hebei province.
Methods Analyzed data were from stratified sampling survey in Hebei rural population aged over 15 years old in 2002.The unconditional logistic regression was used to study main effective factors on hypertension.
Results The overall of the awareness rates were 26.1% in rural Hebei province, and in men and women were 22.7%, 29.4%, respectively.The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the main effect factors on the rate of awareness were age, blood pressure measured; hypertension history; body mass index, and sex.The OR value were 1.062, 1.670, 3.183, 1.090 and 1.802, respectively.
Conclusion The awareness rate of hypertension was low in Hebei rural province.The comprehensive intervention measure should be taken to increase awareness rates of hypertension; to prevent and to control the occurrence of hypertension.
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