Prevalence and risk factors associated with prehypertension in Shunde District, southern China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the prevalence and combined cardiovascular risk factors of prehypertension in southern China.

Design

A retrospective study; the logistic regression model was used to find the risk factors of prehypertension.

Setting

The study was conducted in Shunde District, southern China, using the community-based health check-up information.

Participants

Participants aged ≥35 years with complete health check-up information data between January 2011 and December 2013 were enrolled and divided into hypertension, prehypertension and optimal blood pressure (BP) groups. Prehypertension was further divided into low-range (BP 120-129/80-84 mm Hg) and high-range (BP 130-139/85-89 mm Hg) subgroups.

Outcome measures

The prevalence of prehypertension and th

SUBMITTER: Huang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4244395 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature