Trends of hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in rural areas of northern China during 1991–2011

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Trends of hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control in rural areas of northern China during 1991–2011

revista-journal-of-human-hypertensionPor: J Wang, X Ning, L Yang, H Lu, J Tu, W Jin, W Zhang y T-C Su.  Journal of Human Hypertension (2014) 28, 25–31.

This study aims to investigate the trends in prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among rural residents aged 35–74 years in northern China during the country’s rapid economic development from 1991 to 2011. Two surveys, conducted in 1991and 2011, included 2196 and 1939 participants aged 35–74 years from same villages in Ji County, Tianjin of China, respectively. The prevalence of hypertension, adjusted by age and gender using the world standard population in 2000, increased 30% (39.9% vs 51.7%) between 1991 and 2011. Two surveys, conducted in 1991and 2011, included 2196 and 1939 participants aged 35–74 years from same villages in Ji County, Tianjin of China, respectively. The prevalence of hypertension, adjusted by age and gender using the world standard population in 2000, increased 30% (39.9% vs 51.7%) between 1991 and 2011. The increase was greatest (68%) in women aged 35–44 years.