Current status of valvular heart diseases in Xinjiang: an epidemiological study on Han, Uygur and Kazkh ethnic populations / 中华流行病学杂志
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
; (12): 1114-1116, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the prevalence and epidemiological features of valvular heart disease (VHD)adult populations with different ethnicities in Xinjiang.Methods A total of 14 618 adults aged 35 or older were surveyed.Random sampling was employed to study valvular heart diseases in different age,gender and ethnic groups.Samples were collected fiom 7 localities (Urumqi,Ke lamayi,Fukang,Turfan Basin,Hetian,Altay,Yili Hazakh Autonomous Prefecture) in 23 municipalities and 5 autonomous counties in Xinjiang.The proportion of male to female accounted for 50% each.Results The overall prevalence of valvular heart diseases was 7.67% (male7.31% vs.female8.00%).The prevalence rates of valvular heart diseases were 10.57%,2.36% and 12.22%in Han,Uygur and Kazakh populations,respectively.The prevalence of valvular heart diseases was lower in Uygur than in Hazak and Han ethnic populations ( x2=3.90,P=0.000).Complications related to valvular heart diseases would include hypertension (63.20%),diabetes (7.60%),coronary heart disease (7.50%) and fibrillation atrial (3.20%).Conclusion The prevalence of valvular heart diseases had a substantial increase,parallel with age.Differences were seen on the prevelance rates of VHD among ethnic populations.
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Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
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2011
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