An epidemiological study on essential hypertension in northern and western areas of China / 中华流行病学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To understand the epidemiological characteristics of essential hypertension in the northern and western areas of China.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A community-based sampling survey.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Rates of awareness, treatment and control were 78.6%, 59.7% and 5.9%, respectively. About half of the diagnosed and treated patients took antihypertensive medicine irregularly before the survey was carried out.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>It is necessary to carry out education, prevention and control on hypertension and to establish a series of standards for the management and treatment on cases of hypertension.</p>