The urban-rural disparity in the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among the elderly in China—a cross-sectional study

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Hongxun Song¹  Da Feng²  Ruoxi Wang¹  Jian Yang¹  Yuanqing Li¹  Junliang Gao¹  Zi Wang¹  Ziqi Yan¹  Chengxu Long¹  Jiawei Zhou¹  Zhanchun Feng¹ 

[1] School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China, Department of Health Management;School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology

关键词: Prevalence;    Hypertension;    Urban;    Risk factors;    Rural;    Chinese;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.8015

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionThis study aimed to assess the prevalence of hypertension and to explore the disparities of its risk factors among urban and rural elderly.MethodData of hypertensive patients were collected from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2015. Stratified sample households were selected from 450 villages or communities of 150 counties from 28 provinces. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to analyze the factors correlated with hypertension.ResultsPrevalence of HBP was 47.6% (95% CI [45.2%–50.1%]) in total and it was close between urban and rural population (48.6% vs 47.2%). Factors associated with HBP were different between urban and rural areas. In urban areas, hypertension was significantly associated with literacy and diabetes in both genders, high BMI level and smoke quitters in males, and physical activity and dyslipidemia in females. In rural areas, hypertension was significantly associated with older age, higher BMI level in both males and females, and dyslipidemia in males.ConclusionsThe prevalence are about the same among urban and rural residents, but their risk factors vary from each other. Disparity in the risk factors between urban and rural population should be taken into consideration for further intervention.

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