Hypertension and related factors among residents of Yan’an city

ObjectiveTo explore the prevalence and related factors of hypertension among the residents in Yan'an city of Shaanxi province.MethodsAccording to the national hypertension epidemiology investigation method,1 288 permanent residents aged 20-74 years were selected from four survey sites(including community,town,village)and questionnaire survey,physical examination,and biochemistry tests were conducted.ResultsThe crude prevalence of hypertension was 21.4% with a standardized prevalence of 19.8%.The prevalence of hypertension increased with the age and the prevalence in the female was significantly higher than in the male among the residents aged 50-74 years old.The pervalence of high blood lipid,high uric acid,impaired fasting glucose,impaired glucose tolerance,diabetes,overw eight,and obesity in the normotension and hypertension group were 30.2%,4.2%,27.7%,18.5%,9.8%,30.4%,and 10.2% and 55.6%, 10.2%,42.2%,39.6%,19.65,49.8%,and 24.4%,respectively,with signifecan differences(P<0.05 for all).ConclusionHypertension is prevalent among adult residents of Yan'an city.The prevalences of high blood sugar,high blood lipid,high uric acid,and obesity was significantly higher in hypertension group.