Epidemiological investigation for hypertension prevalence and analysis of farmers and herders over 45 years old in Duilongdeqing County of Tibet,China
Objective To analyze the prevalence rate of hypertension among the farmers and herders over 45 years of age in Duilongdeqing county of Tibet,China.Methods Random sampling survey was conducted among 1 350 farmers and herders aged 45 above in Tibet.The investigation included questionnaire and medical examination of blood pressure,body weight,height,etc.Results The prevalence of hypertension was 45.77%,and the rates of awareness,treatment and control of hypertension were 26.21%,22.29% and 2.75%,respectively.the awareness rate and the treatment rate were increased with age(P0.05).The main effect factors on the rates of awareness,treatment and control of hypertension were age,family history,body mass index and sex.Conclusion The prevalence of the hypertension in the county might be higher than the national prevalence.Most of the patients with hypertension were unaware of their disease and had not been treated with anti-hypertensive medications.