title: [Prevalence of hypertension among "three minority ethnic groups" residents in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To survey the current situation of hypertension among "three minority ethnic groups" in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hypertension epidemiological survey among Three Minority Ethnic Groups and Han nationality aged ≥ 18 years was performed from June to December 2010.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence rate of hypertension among the surveyed population was 29. 4% (630/2 146) ( standardized prevalence was 34.6%). The prevalence rate of hypertension in male was 33. 8% (359/1 062) ( standardized prevalence was 39.9%), and the prevalence rate in female was 25.0% (271/1 084) (standardized prevalence was 26.6%) and the prevalence rate in male was higher than in female (P < 0.01). The prevalence rate of hypertension for the Oroqen nationality, Ewenki nationality and Daur nationality was 33.8% (92/272), 32.4% (170/524), and 30.2% (174/576) respectively (standardized prevalence was 33.7%, 33.1%, and 31.3%), and which was significantly higher than in the Han nationality (25.1% (194/774), P < 0.01) (standardized prevalence was 25.8%). The awareness, treatment and control rate of hypertension in the Oroqen nationality residents was 64.1% (59/92), 56.5% (52/92), 27.2% (25/92) (standardized rate was 63.5%, 56.8% and 27.4%), and 60.0% (102/170), 53.5% (91/170), 24.1% (41/170) ( standardized rate was 62.9%, 56.7%, 26.6%) in the Ewenki nationality residents, and 59.2% (103/174), 54.0% (94/174), 20.7% (36/174) (standardized rate was 50.3%, 54.7%, 21.4%) in the Daur nationality residents, and 65.0% (126/194), 57.7% (112/194), 27.3% (53/194) (standardized rate was 63.3%, 56.5%, 27.1%) in the Han nationality residents. Awareness rate, treatment rate and control rate were similar among different nationalities (all P > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence rate of hypertension among " three minority ethnic groups" residents in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is high and comprehensive prevention and therapy strategies are warranted to reduce the hypertension burden in these residents.
authors.forename: Zhao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xingsheng
authors.forename: Liu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yanling
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lusha
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haiyan
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Haixia
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires