title: Blood pressure control rate and associated risk factors in hospitals of different grades in Chongqing, China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present article aimed to provide accurate estimate of the control rate of hypertension and the influencing factors in hospitals of different grades in Chongqing.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this survey, hypertensive outpatients were recruited from 5 tertiary hospitals, 6 secondary hospitals and 5 primary hospitals in 9 districts of Chongqing from November 2011 to May 2012. Outpatients were investigated by clinical interview with BP measurement and questionnaire. Univariate analyses and logistic regression analysis was used to assess the effect of variables on control of hypertension.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 2742 hypertensives were studied, of which 820 were from primary hospitals, 901 from secondary hospitals and 1021 from tertiary hospitals. The total control rate for hypertensive outpatients in Chongqing was 46.0%. The control rate of the primary,secondary and tertiary hospitals were 38.7%、46.7%、51.1%. Multinomial Logistic Regression showed that the control rate was positively correlated with mastery of knowledge of hypertension, normal BMI;whereas it was positively correlated with peasantry,the dissatisfactory with doctor's manner and the distrust to doctor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Blood pressure control rate of hypertensive outpatients in Chongqing was low.High BMI, peasantry, lack of knowledge of hypertension, doctors' manners, distrust to doctor were the key reasons for low BP control rate.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Xiu-Juan
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China; The Central Hospital of Xiaogan, China.
authors.forename: Zhan-Lan
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: She
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Yue-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ying
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Song-Bai
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, People's Hospital of Santai Country, Sichuan, Province, China.
authors.forename: Li-Yuan
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, People's Hospital of Santai Country, Sichuan, Province, China.
authors.forename: Shi-Quan
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. Electronic address: hurong_cq@163.com.
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Hospitals of different grades; Hypertension; Risk factors