Trends of mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure among adults in Shenzhen, China, 1997-2018: findings from three rounds of the population-based survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To quantify the trends in systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) among adults in Shenzhen from 1997 to 2018.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Settings

The data were collected from all districts in Shenzhen, China in the years of 1997, 2009 and 2018 by multistage cluster sampling procedure.

Participants

Participants were residents aged 18-69 years in Shenzhen, China. A total of 26 621 people were included: 8266 people in 1997, 8599 people in 2009 and 9756 people in 2018.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

All participants were surveyed about their sociodemographic and lifestyle information. BP was measured by trained physicians using a mercury sphygmomanometer. Hypertension was defined as systolic BP of at least 140 mm Hg and diastolic BP o

SUBMITTER: Peng K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10862306 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature