Analysis of Risk Factors about Hypertension among Rural Population in Xinxiang Area of Henan Province

Objective To investigate risk factorsof hypertensionamong rural population of Xinxiang area of Henan province.Methods 922 residents aged over 18 in 4 countries were randomly cluster sampled and investigated by questionnaire and medical examination;SAS8.0 packages including single factors and Logistic regression analysis were adapted.Results Analysis of single factors introduced age,education,Body Mass Index(BMI),marriage,smoked food,deep fried food,pepper were related with hypertension;Age,BMI,amount of drinking,the number of cigarettes smoked,peppers were risk factors of hypertension by stepwise regression analysis,while education,marriage,introversion in temper,fresh vegetables and fruits were the protective factors.Conclusion The propaganda and education of the knowledge about prevention and controlling of hypertension should be strengthened in this rural area as well as prevention of diet and behavior risk factors.