Abstract:
Objective To investigate the prevalence and influence factors of non-communicable chronic diseases (NCD) among community residents in Chongqing municipality,and to provide a basis for making effective strategies in prevention and control of NCD.
Methods Convenience sampling method was used to perform a cross-sectional survey.A face-to-face questionnaire survey and physical examinations were conducted among a total of 1 021 community residents equal to or older than 18 years old from 24 communities in Shapingba district of Chongqing municipality.
Results Among the residents surveyed,the prevalence of hypertension,diabetes,stroke,coronary heart disease (CHD),and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were 29.3%,11.9%,2.9%,10.0%,and 5.5%,respectively.The results of multivariate logistic regression showed that older than 50 years,overweight,obesity,familial disease history,self-measuring blood glucose or blood pressure frequently,and diabetes were risk factors,while being fond of sweet food and ordinary preference of peppery food were protective factors of hypertension;older than 60 years,familial disease history,self-measuring blood glucose or blood pressure frequently,and hypertension were the risk factors and consuming meat more than 7 times per week,taking fish and egg eating more than 1 or 2 times per week,and ordinary and high preferences of sweet food were protective factors of diabetes;older than 70 years and hypertension were the risk factors of stroke;older than 60 years,familial disease history,self-measuring blood glucose or blood pressure frequently,and hypertension were the risk factors of CHD;older than 60 years,familial disease history,smoking cessation,and low satisfaction to life were the risk factors while ordinary preference of high fat diet was a protective factor of COPD.
Conclusion The prevalence of NCD is high and age,body mass index,familial disease history,self-measuring blood glucose or blood pressure,being fond of sweet and peppery food,high fat iet,consuming meat and fish frequently,smoking,and satisfaction to life are main influence factors of NCD among community residents in Chongqing municipality.