Prevalence and influential factors of hypertension among urban residents in Ningxia

Objective To examine the epidemiological feature and intervention effectiveness of hypertension in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region for improvement of hypertention control in communities.Methods A total of 6 071 subjects aged ≥18 years in 6 counties of Ningxia were selected with multi-stage randomized cluster sampling for a questionnaire survey.Results The prevalence rate of hypertension was 25.47% (25.36% for male and 25.56 for female),with a standardized prevalence rate of 16.0%.There was no significant difference in the prevalence between the male and female subjects(P>0.05).The prevalence rate was 21.91% in Hui nationality and 26.84% in Han nationality(P<0.001).Multiple factor unconditioned logistic regression analyses showed that the risk factors for hypertension in the population included age,nation,degree of education,history of diabetes,familial history of hypertension,smoking history,drinking wine,high salt diet,and body mass index(BMI).Conclusion Hypertension prevalence rate is at a higher level and correlates with age,education level,BMI,history of diabetes,fimilial history of hypertension,smoking,and alcohol drinking among urban residents in Ningxia.