[Survey on the prevalence of hypertension in different ethnic groups in China in 2002].
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.


CONCLUSIONS
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.
Hu
Yi-Song
YS
Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China. huyi6989@tom.com
Yao
Chong-Hua
CH
Wang
Wen-Zhi
WZ
Hu
Jian-Ping
JP
He
Yu-na
YN
Zhai
Feng-ying
FY
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence