Sex-specific Prevalence and Influencing Factors of Hypertension among Nurses: a Propensity Score Matching-based Study

• Published in: Zhongguo quanke yixue Vol. 26; no. 9; pp. 1092 - 1103
• Main Author: HAO Xiaoran, ZHAO Bin, CUI Wei, LI Jing, LIU Jie, FENG Di, ZHANG Luqi, LI Yun, LI Xian, DING Junqin, LI Laiyou, LI Lanfeng, YIN Xiaohua, LI Yuzhuo, HUANG Xianghe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: Chinese General Practice Publishing House Co., Ltd 01.03.2023
• Subjects: hypertension|nursing staff|sex distribution|hebei province|root cause analysis|propensity score
• ISSN: 1007-9572
• DOI: 10.12114/j.issn.1007-9572.2022.0616

Background Long-term high level of mental tension induced by nursing work may be associated with increased blood pressure in nurses. The factors influencing hypertension may differ by sex, since there are sex-specific differences in the regulation of blood pressure in molecules, cells and tissues. So exploring influencing factors for hypertension in male and female nurses is significant for formulating targeted prevention and control strategies. Objective To examine the prevalence and influencing factors of hypertension among male and female nurses in Hebei Province, providing a basis for developing sex-based hypertension prevention and control measures for nurses. Methods A census survey method was used. The prevalence and influencing factors of hypertension were investigated among 128 009 nurses in all hospitals in 11 cities of Hebei Province from November 2016 to July 2018. The recognized factors influencing hypertension were matched between male and female nurses by propensity score matching. Based on the