Twenty-year time trends in hypertension prevalence in Yi people of China: three successive cross-sectional studies, 1996-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the trend of hypertension prevalence and related factors in Yi people from 1996 to 2015.

Methods

Three successive cross-sectional surveys were conducted in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in 1996, 2007 and 2015, respectively. A total of 8448 participants aged 20-80 years (5040 Yi farmers, 3408 Yi migrants) were included in final analysis.

Results

Overall, the age-standardised prevalence of hypertension in migrants was significantly higher than in farmers. Furthermore, the age-standardised prevalence rates increased from 10.1% to 15.3% to 19.6% in Yi migrants and from 4.0% to 6.3% to 13.1% in Yi farmers during 1996 to 2007 to 2015. The highest 2015-to-1996 ratio of age-standardised hypertension prevalence was in male farmers (ratio=4.30), wherea

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6194469 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature