ANALYSIS ON EPIDEMIC STATUS AND RISK FACTORS OF HYPERTENSION AMONG RESIDENTS OF URBAN COMMUNITY IN GUIYANG CITY

[Objective] To find out epidemic status and risk factors of hypertension among urban residents,and to provide the scientific evidence for the intervention measurements.Methods The residents,not less than 15 years old,were selected basing on a cluster sampling design.Questionnaire survey and medical examination were employed.The data were entered by Epidata3.1 and analyzed by Spss13.0.Results In all the residents surveyed,the incidence of hypertension was 19.1%.The incidence between male(21.0%)and female(17.4%)had a significant difference(χ2 = 59.17,P﹤0.001),and increased with age.In different occupation,the highest incidence 43.91% happened in retired person,followed with 24.63% and 23.47% in peasant and housewife,and there were statistical differences among careers(χ2 = 9 475.27,P﹤0.001).The hypertension incidence decreased while one’s educational level increased(χ2 = 803.39,P﹤0.001),with the highest rate 43.6% in uneducated persons.The history of coronary heart disease,cerebrovascular disease and diabetes,BMI,family history of hypertension,W/H,physical exercise,diet predilection(fat,tea,salty),smoking,ability of emotion control,characters,potation etc were the main risk factors of hypertension for urban residents.Conclusion The incidence of hypertension in urban community in Guiyang is a bit higher.The crowd distribution and relevant risk factors have local characteristics.Therefore,the hypertension control and prevention should be implemented have on the local situation.