Beijing Fangshan Cardiovas cular Prevention Program: Results at Mid-study

To evaluate the effects of comprehensive prevention and treatment for cardiovascular disease in communities, community intervention study with parellel comparison, focused on health education and hypertension control, was undertaken in the rural areas with hundred thousand population in Beijing municipality from 1991-1995 The standardized morbidity? mortality and years of potential life lost(YPPL) of cardiovascular disease during 1992 to 1995 were analyzed. Results: (1) The morbidity and mortality of intervention district declined from 258. 87 per 10000 and 184. 10 per 100000 to 236. 08 per 100000 and 160. 24 per 100000 whereas the morbidity of control district increased from 278.27 per 100000 to 326. 46 per 100000 during 1992-1995. The morbidity and mortality of intervention district were lower than that of control district in 1994-1995, the difference of morbidity has statistical signifi-cance(P<0.01) (2)The rates of Y PLL of intervention district (6.04‰: for male and 10.77‰for female) were lower than that of control district(6.92‰ for male and 12.72‰ for female), esppecially for female(P <0.01). Hie average YPLL for female patients in intervention district was lower than that of control district(7.05 versus 8.07years) where as it was higher for male patients in intervention district than that of control district(4.88 versus 3.03 years). These results are correspond with actively participating health education, better compliance, higher rates of management and control of hypertension for female. Conclusion: Interv ention measures, focused on health education and hypertension control, can reduce the morbidity, mortality and the rates of YPLL of cardiovascular disease. the comprehensive prevention and treatment for cardiovascular disease in the rural communities are effective.