Prevalence of hypertension in china: a cross-sectional study

The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of hypertension among Chinese adults. Data were obtained from sphygmomanometer measurements and a questionnaire administered to 46239 Chinese adults ≥20 years of age who participated in the 2007-2008 China National Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Stu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2013-06, Vol.8 (6), p.e65938-e65938
Hauptverfasser:	Gao, Yun, Chen, Gang, Tian, Haoming, Lin, Lixiang, Lu, Juming, Weng, Jianping, Jia, Weiping, Ji, Linong, Xiao, Jianzhong, Zhou, Zhiguang, Ran, Xingwu, Ren, Yan, Chen, Tao, Yang, Wenying
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Adults Age Age Distribution Antihypertensives Blood pressure Cardiovascular disease China Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes mellitus Drugs Female Geriatrics Health risk assessment Humans Hypertension Hypertension - epidemiology Male Medical research Medicine Mercury Metabolic disorders Middle Aged Obesity Older people Populations Public health Rural areas Rural populations Social and Behavioral Sciences Surveys Type 2 diabetes Womens health Young Adult Young adults Youth
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Zusammenfassung:	The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of hypertension among Chinese adults. Data were obtained from sphygmomanometer measurements and a questionnaire administered to 46239 Chinese adults ≥20 years of age who participated in the 2007-2008 China National Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders Study. Hypertension was defined as blood pressure ≥140/90 mm Hg or use of antihypertensive medication. A total of 26.6% of Chinese adults had hypertension, and a significantly greater number of men were hypertensive than women (29.2% vs 24.1%, p
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0065938