The epidemiologic study of hypertension in a Beijing urban population aged 60-74 years / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the prevalence of hypertension in a Beijing urban population aged 6074 years and to analyze the characteristics of hypertension distribution. Methods A(cross-sectional) study was carried out in the population consisting of 1175 people,and data of blood pressure,glucose,lipid and obesity were analyzed. Results (1) The age-adjusted prevalence of hypertension was 60.5% in the Beijing elderly population.About two thirds of the hypertensive cases were taking prescribed medication(60.9%).Only one quarter of hypertension was controlled successfully(23.4%).(2)Compared with 60-64 age group,the prevalences of hypertension of 70-74 age group was increased by 30.3% in man and by 32.1% in women.(3) The prevalence of isolated systolic hypertension in the elderly was 25.0%,accounting for 42.3% of hypertension in the elderly population.(4) Eighty-six percent of all elder hypertensive patients had one and more cardiovascular risk factor and more in addition to hypertension itself. Conclusions High blood pressure is a popular disease of cardiovascular disorders in Beijing elderly population.Isolated systolic hypertension is the main hypertension subtype in the elderly.Most of the elderly hypertension patients combine other cardiovascular disease risk factors.