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.
Highlights
Located in the middle of China, middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Hubei is a typical region of subtropical monsoon area
Univariate analysis was conducted on different age, gender, occupation, education level, marriage, monthly income per capital, BMI, smoking, drinking, dieting habits and insurance, the results showed that there was no significant difference in occupation, marriage, smoking, drinking, insurance
The results showed that the incidence of hypertension in urban and rural residents above 18 years old in Hubei Province was 27.44%, which was higher than the national norm in 2010 [9]
Summary
Located in the middle of China, middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Hubei is a typical region of subtropical monsoon area. It spans 108 ̊21'42"E - 116 ̊07'50"E and 29 ̊01'53"N - 33 ̊6'47"N. Hubei Province covers an area of 185,900 square kilometers, including 56% mountains, 24% hills and 20% plain lakes. The residents in Hubei Province take rice as staple food in their daily diet. Including salted and smoked and spicy food. Their living habits are affected by the climate and environment.
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