title: [Investigation on physiological characteristics in "offspring of Lop Nor people"].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the physiological characteristics in "offspring of Lop Nor people", a special population from the Lop Nor dried up in Xinjiang.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 594 subjects were selected by convenience sampling method from Yuli County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. All data were obtained from each person by the questionnaire and standard physical examinations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of hypertension for "offspring of Lop Nor people" was 47.1% for males and 45.4% for females, respectively. The prevalence of high body mass index (BMI≥28 kg/m(2)) was higher in females than that in males, with 41.2% vs. 32.7%. The prevalence of abnormal TG in males was higher than that in females, 36.6% vs. 25.5% (P=0.003 7). And prevalence of abnormal HDL in males was higher than that in females, 9.7% vs. 3.9% (P=0.003 8). The results of multivariate analysis revealed that BMI and TG were the risk factors for hypertension in "offspring of Lop Nor people" .
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The preliminary results show that the main physiological characteristics are high blood lipid, high prevalence of hypertension and obesity in "offspring of Lop Nor people". High blood lipid and obesity might be the main risk factors for hypertension in this population.
authors.affiliation: First Affiliated Hospital, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, China.
authors.forename: Mayila
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wufuer
authors.forename: Muyesai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nijiati
authors.forename: Amuti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Simayi
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL