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[Survey on the Prevalence of Hypertension in Different Ethnic Groups in China in 2002]

Hu, Yi-Song; Yao, Chong-hua; Wang, Wen-zhi; Hu, Jian-ping; He, Yuna; & Zhai, Feng-ying. (2006). [Survey on the Prevalence of Hypertension in Different Ethnic Groups in China in 2002]. Wei Sheng Yan Jiu/Journal of Hygiene Research, 35(5), 573-5.

Hu, Yi-Song; Yao, Chong-hua; Wang, Wen-zhi; Hu, Jian-ping; He, Yuna; & Zhai, Feng-ying. (2006). [Survey on the Prevalence of Hypertension in Different Ethnic Groups in China in 2002]. Wei Sheng Yan Jiu/Journal of Hygiene Research, 35(5), 573-5.

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OBJECTIVE: To understand the prevalence of hypertension and blood pressure level in different ethnic groups in Chinese population. METHODS: Data are presented for 67700 men and 84983 women aged more than 15 years old from National Nutrition and Health Survey, 2002. RESULTS: After being adjusted by age using Chinese population in 1964, the highest prevalence of hypertension in the male were. Tibetan (25.6%) and Manchu (23.1%). The Miao (9.2%) and Tujia (11.1%) ethnics have the lowest prevalence of hypertension. Also prevalence rate of hypertension in female in Tibetan (24.0%) and Manchu (18.7%) were the highest, and the lowest were Miao (6.1%) and Zhuang (8.3%) ethnics. The prevalence rate of hypertension in most ethnics were increased compared with that of 1991, except that of the male in Mongolian and female in Miao ethnics. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of hypertension and blood pressure level were different among ethnics. The prevalence rate of hypertension in almost all ethnics were increased during past ten years.




JOUR



Hu, Yi-Song
Yao, Chong-hua
Wang, Wen-zhi
Hu, Jian-ping
He, Yuna
Zhai, Feng-ying



2006


Wei Sheng Yan Jiu/Journal of Hygiene Research

35

5

573-5


2006/11/08




1000-8020 (Print) 1000-8020 (Linking)




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