title: Chronic disease prevalence and influencing factors among rural residents in Jiangxi, China.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study assessed the prevalence of chronic disease among rural residents in Jiangxi, China, analyzed influencing factors and provided scientific rationale for chronic disease prevention and control.
  
  
  METHODS
  Multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling was used to get a representative sample of rural residents in three counties across five time points from 2003 to 2012. Multivariate logistic regression and χ(2) analysis were performed to analyze the influencing factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average prevalence of chronic disease across the five surveys was 7.9%. A declining trend in chronic disease prevalence from 9.1% in the baseline year to 6.9% in 2012 was observed. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age, gender, occupation, education, marital status and employment were related to the prevalence of chronic disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of chronic disease among rural residents in Jiangxi Province was lower than the national level, and declined over the course of the study. Strengthening health services and interventions for women, farmers, those who are divorced or widowed, the unemployed, and those with a low level of education or low income will help to improve the health status of the population.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China.
authors.forename: Lianjun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China yuanzhaokang@126.com.
authors.forename: Zhaokang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA.
authors.forename: Jay E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Maddock
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China.
authors.forename: Jiaojiao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, China.
authors.forename: Zengwang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Shaoxing City, Zhejiang 312071, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, China.
authors.forename: Huilie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: China; Chronic diseases; Influencing factors; Jiangxi; Prevalence; Rural residents