title: Prevalence, self-awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Lhasa, Tibet.
abstract: To investigate the prevalence, self-awareness, and treatment of hypertension in Lhasa, Tibet, a total of 1370 native Tibetan aged ≥18 years were selected, using stratified proportional sampling. The study showed that the prevalence of hypertension was 51.2%, significantly higher in men (56.0%) than in women (48.0%) (P = .004). The hypertension prevalence increased with increasing age (77.8% in 60-74 y and 82.5% in ≥75 y groups) and was higher in urban, suburban, or agricultural area than in pastoral area (P < .001). The self-awareness, treatment, and control rate of hypertension were 63.5%, 24.3% and 7.7%, respectively. In multivariable regression analysis, age, urban residence, amount of daily intake of fat and oil, and body mass index <18.5 kg/m(2) were independently associated with hypertension. In conclusion, hypertension was highly prevalent among native Tibetan people in Lhasa, and the rates of self-awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension were low.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, Beijing Geriatric Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Dao-Kuo
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Ci-Ren
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Zhuo-Ma
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Tao-Ran
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hong-Hai
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Le-Xin
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D063506:Ageism; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D018609:Tibet / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents