Title: Investigation on the current status of the community elderly hypertension in 1377 cases
Abstract: Objective To investigate prevalence of hypertension among residents aged≥60 years in rong-gui district.Methods:1377 ones of total 1503 residents aged≥60 years in the two communities which were randomly were investigated.Investigative items included age,sex,blood pressure,body height,body weight,waist circumference(WC),hip circumference(HC),fasting plasma glucose(FG),total cholesterol(TC),triglyceride(TG),history of past illness,body mass index(BMI),waist hip ratio(WHR) and waist height ratio(WHtR).Results:(1)The total prevalence rate of hypertension was 72.84%,male prevalence rate was 73.37%,female prevalence rate was 72.47%.The 60-69 age group the prevalence rate was 66.82%,the age group of 70-79 prevalence rate was 80.62%,above 80 years old group prevalence rate was 92.78%.Between men and women were not significantly different(P0.05),different age group differences were apparent(P0.01).(2)Compared with non hypertension,hypertension were age,FPG,TG,BMI,WC,WHR,WHtR higher,the difference was statistically significant(P0.05).(3)The correlation analysis,hypertension and age,TG,BMI,WC,WHR significantly(P0.01),and WHtR and TC no correlation(P0.05).Conclusion:Hypertension older prevalence rate is high.Hypertension and blood sugar,blood lipid,obesity,blood pressure in the attention we should also pay attention to together,so as to truly reduce the total cardiovascular risk.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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