Investigation on prevalence rate of hypertension in countryside of Fuxin county

ObjectiveTo inv estigate the prevalence rate of hypertension in the countryside of Fuxin county,Liaoning province to confirm whether the county was high prevalence region of essential hyper tension.Methods29 970 subjects aged 35 years old orelder were sampled with stratified and cluster multistage sampling,blood pressure and risk factors were collected with uniform questionnaire.SPSS 11.5 version of software was used for data analysis.ResultsThe standar dized prevalence rate of hyper tension was 36.2% in this region,35.8% in male,36.7% in female,but there is no significant difference in gender.There were significant differences in the prevalence rates of hyper tension between the different age groups and different areas.Of all the patients with hyper tension,45.4% had hypertension 2,3.ConclusionThe countryside of Fuxin county had a high prevalence rate of essential hyper tension.Different strategy were suggested to formulate for hyper tension control in different areas and different population.