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The current situation of blood pressure control and the influencing factors on hypertensive patients in residential communities of China / 中华流行病学杂志
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology ; (12): 903-906, 2012.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-289616
ABSTRACT
Objective To understand the situation of blood pressure control and the major factors influencing the programs among those hypertensive patients living in the communities from different parts of China.Methods A protocol of community-based standardized blood pressure management was developed based on the current Chinese guideline for prevention,treatment of hypertension.Grass-roots caretakers from community health service centers across China were trained under the requirement of this protocol to manage the hypertensive patients.In this study,the hypertensive patients who had been registered in the project centers from Beijing,Hebei,Gansu,Jiangsu,Zhejiang,Guangdong provinces,were selected as the study subjects,and the baseline data for these patients was analyzed.Results By the end of 2010,a total of 242 182 patients were registered.The mean age was 61.0 ± 10.5,with 48.5% of them being males.The overall control rate of blood pressure was 27.4%.The control rate was significant lower among patients who were in lower age group,being male,with higher BMI,smoking,drinking or with more salt consumption.However,the control rate was significant higher among those patients who had family history of hypertension,always undertook physical exercise or receiving medical treatment.Conclusion The blood pressure control rate for community hypertensive patients in China was still in a relatively low level.Standardization management measures should be strengthened so as to improve the rate of control on high blood pressure.

Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Type of study: Practice guideline Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology Year: 2012 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Type of study: Practice guideline Language: Chinese Journal: Chinese Journal of Epidemiology Year: 2012 Type: Article