Prevalence and risk factors of hypertension in occupational population in Shantou area

XIE Wei-ji; LIN Zhi-jun; ZHANG Xia-lan; YANG Zhen-sheng; ZHANG Yi-min

doi:10.3969/j.1674-4055.2015.02.14

Abstract：Objective To survey the prevalence of hypertension in occupational population in Shantou area and analyze risk factors.Methods A survey was given to occupational population (aged from 18 to 60 without gender limitation) in Shantou area by Shantou University from Jan. 2013 to Dec. 2013 by applying questionnaire, clinical physical examination and laboratory test. The clinical data were obtained from occupational population in 7 administrative districts of Shantou area involving 6895 cases, and they were divided into male group (n=4453) and female group (n=2442) according to sex and divided again into <20 group (n=43), 21-30 group (n=1267), 31-40 group (n=2272), 41-50 group (n=2056) and 51-60 group (n=1257) according to age. The risk factors of hypertension were analyzed by using Logistic regression analysis.Results Compared with male group, the prevalence of hypertension decreased in 21-30 group (7.49%vs. 2.38%) and 31-40 group (10.84%vs. 4.40%) in female group and all female patients (17.43%vs. 12.94%, allP<0.01). The prevalence of hypertension increased in male 41-50 group compared with female patients (P<0.05). The risk factors of hypertension included male (OR=1.59, 95%CI: 1.256~2.022), age (OR=1.061, 95%CI: 1.051~1.071), urine protein (OR=4.403, 95%CI:2.813~6.892), blood uric acid (OR=1.007, 95%CI: 1.006~1.008), blood sugar (OR=1.427, 95%CI: 1.323~1.540) and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (OR=1.394, 95%CI: 1.073~1.811).Conclusion The prevalence of hypertension is 15.84% in occupational population in Shantou area, and age, male, urine protein, blood uric acid, blood sugar and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol are independent risk factors of hypertension.