WU Shao-yan, et al. The prevalence and characteristics of hypertension of adult[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2010,35(11):1734-1737. DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2010.11.013.
Objective:To study the prevalence of hypertension of the different gender and age groups among adult residents in Chongqing.Methods:20000 adults in Chongqing were recruited using a cluster stratified random sampling method.Subjects were divided by age
gender and district
then statistical analysis was carried out.Results:the proportion of hypertension(HT) and Critical HT in male was significantly higher than in female(χ2=1 656.61
P<0.01);The proportion of HT and Critical HT were significantly different among age groups(χ2=2 041.02
P<0.01);With age increasing
the proportion of HT and Critical HT were increased.Conclusion:The residence area
gender and age have significant impact on systolic pressure and diastolic pressure in Chongqing adult population
and on the awareness of the risk factors
we can take proper measures to control the blood pressure.