TITLE:
Analysis of Hypertension Status and Its Influencing Factors in Some Areas of Hubei Province, China
AUTHORS:
Lidan Bian, Huanlan Wang, Xun Gong, Xuanxuan Wang, Guo Lu, Guohong Wang
KEYWORDS:
Hypertension, Affecting Actors, Risk Factors, Effectiveness of Intervention
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Aging Research,
Vol.9 No.1,
January
21,
2020
ABSTRACT: Objective: To know about the current situation of hypertension
in some areas of Hubei Province and analyze the influencing factors. Methods: According to the principle of Stratified sampling, we conducted health examination
and questionnaire survey for 1500 residents over
the age of 18 at observation point of chronic noninfectious diseases at 10 sub-districts (towns) of Wuhan City, Jingzhou City, Huanggang City, Shiyan
City, which used descriptive statistics and logistics to
regressively analyze Current situation of hypertension and its influencing
factors of residents. Results: Prevalence of hypertension of rural and
urban residents over 18 is 27.44% in Hubei province. There are many differences among prevalence of hypertension of male and
female, distribution of BMI of rural and urban residents and prevalence of
hypertension and so on, and it has statistical significance (P-value
, education level, dieting habits (high salt and
high oil), family per capita monthly income, BMI have statistical significance on the prevalence of hypertension in
urban and rural residents of Hubei Province. Conclusions: The prevalence
of hypertension in the residents of five cities and prefectures in Hubei
Province is on the trend of rising in ladder form and at a much earlier age.
The health education, monitoring and intervention of chronic diseases
need to be widely carried out, with emphasis on the intervention of the
residents’ eating habits of high salt and oil, smoking, drinking and other bad lifestyle.