title: Prevalence and Correlates of Prehypertension and Hypertension among Adults in Northeastern China: A Cross-Sectional Study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Prehypertension is a category between normotension and hypertension that is becoming increasingly common in China. However, limited data are available on the prevalence and correlates of prehypertension in northeastern China.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study using stratified, clustered multistage, and random sampling methods was performed on 17,584 participants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension was 36.0% and 30.8% in northeastern China, respectively. As age increased, the prevalence of prehypertension in males declined (p-trend < 0.001), in parallel to an increase in the prevalence of hypertension (p-trend < 0.001). The prevalence of hypertension for females increased as age increased (p-trend < 0.001). Logistic regression analysis showed that age, gender, location, drinking, Body Mass Index (BMI), abdominal obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, and hypercholesterolemia correlated with prehypertension and hypertension (p-trend < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study revealed a high prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension in an adult population of northeastern China and some correlates of prehypertension and hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China. 15143086676@163.com.
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China. mayue205@163.com.
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China. spiriorwang@126.com.
authors.forename: Shibin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China. suyy14@mails.jlu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yingying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China. raoww14@mails.jlu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Wenwang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China. fuyingli318@126.com.
authors.forename: Yingli
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China. yuyaqin5540@163.com.
authors.forename: Yaqin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China. koucg@jlu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Changgui
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D044466:Asian People; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D056128:Obesity, Abdominal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D058246:Prehypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: correlate; hypertension; prevalence