Complications of hypertension in Minhang District of Shanghai based on electronic health records

ObjectiveTo determine the complications of hypertension among local residents in Minhang district of Shanghai， and provide scientific evidence for key preventive intervention.MethodsWe retrieved the data from the electronic health records， in which hypertensive patients were included for community-based management， in Minhang district of Shanghai from January 1st， 2014 to December 31st， 2018. A total of 38 599 hypertensive patients who had not had hypertension related clinical symptom when included in the electronic health records were enrolled in our study. Chi-square test and Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test were used to determine the complications of hypertension.ResultsThe incidence proportion of complications was 10.77%， of which cerebrovascular damage was the highest （7.44%）， followed by cardiac damage （3.55%） and peripheral vascular damage （0.81%）. The incidence proportions in patients aged 18‒59， 60‒69， 70 and above were 5.53%， 9.61% and 16.19%， respectively. There was significant difference in the incide