Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among people over 40 years old in a rural area of South Korea: The Chungju Metabolic Disease Cohort (CMC) Study.
The present study was aimed to assess the prevalence, awareness, treatment, control of hypertension, and the related risk factors in a Korean population. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a rural area of South Korea from 2005 to 2006. Subjects (n = 6388) were selected from individuals aged 40 years or older by stratified random cluster sampling. The age-adjusted prevalence of hypertension was 43.8 % (43.1 % in men, 44.9 % in women). The awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension were 60.1%, 91.7%, and 27.2%, respectively. In men, old age (> or = 60 years old) and low waist circumference (< 90 cm) were positively associated with higher awareness and treatment, whereas body mass index (BMI) was negatively associated with blood pressure (BP) control. Women aged 60 years or older were more aware of their condition, more treated, and more in control of their BP as well. In women, high BMI and a family history of diabetes mellitus were positively associated with higher awareness and treatment, whereas low waist circumference (< 80 cm) was negatively associated with BP control. Our findings indicate that appropriate health care should be given to hypertensive subjects on the basis of these risk factors and according to their sex.
Lee
Hong-Seok
HS
Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137-701, South Korea.
Park
Yong-Moon
YM
Kwon
Hyuk-Sang
HS
Lee
Jin-Hee
JH
Park
Young Joon
YJ
Lim
Sun Young
SY
Lee
Seung-Hwan
SH
Yoon
Kun-Ho
KH
Son
Ho-Young
HY
Kim
Dong Suk
DS
Yim
Hyeon Woo
HW
Lee
Won-Chul
WC
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D017678:Sex Distribution
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents