Impact of urbanisation on the gaps of hypertension prevalence, awareness and treatment among older age in China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the impact of urbanisation on the prevalence, awareness and treatment of hypertension among elderly in China.

Design

This cross-sectional study used data from the most recent nationally representative Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, 2018.

Setting

People in urban and rural communities from 500 sample areas in 22 Chinese provinces.

Participants

After exclusion, this study surveyed 9859 participants in the final analysis.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The main dependent variables were prevalence, awareness and treatment of hypertension defined as (1) systolic blood pressure (BP)≥140 mm Hg, diastolic BP≥90 mm Hg or (2) taking antihypertensive drugs. Hypertension awareness was defined as a previous diagnosis of hy

SUBMITTER: Yu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9247652 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature