Survey on the prevalence of hypertension in rural residents in Hepu county Guangxi
Abstract：Objective To study the prevalence and related risk factors of hypertension among rural popula -tion in Guangxi Hepu County and to provide a basis to carry out the hypertension and other chronic disease prevention and control work in rural areas .Methods A face-to-face questionnaire survey and physical examination were per-formed in all the residents aged over 20 years using multi-stage random cluster sampling method in 18 villages from 6 towns in Hepu County .Results The hypertension prevalence rate of rural residents of Hepu county was 16.05%, of which 16.26%was men, and 15.83%was women(P>0.05).The prevalence rate of hypertension increased with aging(P<0.01).The prevalence rates of hypertension in residents of different villages and towns were different (P<0.01).Logistic regression analysis showed that the hypertension risk factors were age (OR=1.054,95%CI=1.049~1.059), occupation (OR=1.702~9.491, 95%CI=1.280~14.928), overweight or obese (OR=3.230, 95%CI=2.308~4.521 ) , family history of hypertension ( OR=3.790 ,95%CI=2.554~5.623 ) , meat diet ( OR=2.646 , 95%CI=1.762~3.974 ) , smoking ( OR=2.539 , 95%CI=2.183~2.952 ) , drinking ( OR=1.549 , 95%CI=1.273~1.885 ) .Senior high school education or above is a protective factor of hypertension ( OR=0.669 , 95%CI=0.486~0.921 ) .Conclusion Hypertension prevalence rate of rural residents in Hepu County is on a high level , whose risk factors are overweight and obesity , smoking, drinking alcohol, meat diet.Prevention of chronic diseases, health education and healthy lifestyles should be strengthened to reduce the incidence of hypertension .
Keywords：HypertensionRisk factorLogistic regression analysis
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 823-827 )