Analysis of Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypertension Among Uygur Adults in Tushala and Hetian Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

• Published in: Cardiovascular toxicology Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 87 - 91
• Main Authors: Li, Lin-Lin, Liu, Xiao-Yan, Ran, Jian-Xin, Wang, Ye, Luo, Xin, Wang, Tao, Ren, Jun, Aisha, Mayinuer, Abudureheman, Rebiya, Xiawudong, Adalaiti, Zhang, Xiao-Chun, Mao, Xin-Min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Humana Press Inc 01.06.2008; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Body Mass Index; Cardiology; China - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data collection; Female; Humans; Hyperlipidemias - complications; Hyperlipidemias - ethnology; Hypertension; Hypertension - ethnology; Hypertension - etiology; Hypertension - therapy; Incidence; Lipids - blood; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Obesity - complications; Obesity - ethnology; Odds Ratio; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Prevalence; Principal Component Analysis; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Studies; Waist-Hip Ratio; China; Epidemic; Hypertension; WHO STEP wise; Adiposity; Risk factors

This study was designed to survey the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension in Uygur adults in Tushala Township, Hetian area of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Cross-sectional study of possible risk factors for hypertension was conducted in Tushala and in 28 surrounding villages using a stra...