[Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in 640 000 adults in eastern China]

Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2020 Jan 10;41(1):68-73. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2020.01.013.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: To understand the awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in residents aged 35-75 years in eastern China, analyze the treatment mode for antihypertensive agents while identifying those factors affecting awareness, treatment and control. Methods: The data collected in eastern China from the China Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events (PEACE) Million Persons Project were used to obtain the information about the awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in the residents and the antihypertensive medication treatment mode in this area. Multilevel mixed-effects model was used to explore the association of the demographic characteristics of hypertension patients with the rates of awareness, treatment and control of hypertension. Results: A total of 640 539 participants aged 35-75 years, mean age (56.9±9.6) years, were included in the analysis, women accounted for 59.7% and 318 741 (49.8%) of the participants suffered from hypertension. Among those hypertensive patients, 46.5% were aware of their condition, 38.1% were taking prescribed antihypertensive medications, and 11.1% had achieved the control of hypertension, the differences were significant among provinces, between urban area and rural area and among different demographical groups. Calcium-channel blockers was the most commonly used medication (45.1%), and 78 735 hypertension patients (86.2%) took only one type of medication. Older age, higher household income, higher level of education, and histories of myocardial infarction, stroke and diabetes were associated with higher awareness, treatment and control of hypertension (P<0.05). Conclusions: The rates of awareness, treatment and control of hypertension were low in residents in eastern China. The differences in hypertension management were significant among provinces and between urban area and rural area. Further efforts are needed to enhance the system of hypertension prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment.

目的: 描述我国华东地区7个省份35~75岁常住居民高血压的知晓、治疗和控制情况,分析高血压患者降压药物应用模式,探究影响因素。 方法: 使用心血管病高危人群早期筛查与综合干预项目在华东地区采集的数据进行分析,以期获得该地区居民对高血压知晓、治疗和控制率以及高血压药物应用模式,使用多水平混合模型探究高血压知晓、治疗和控制率与高血压患者人群特点的关联。 结果: 华东地区共筛查640 539名35~75岁居民,年龄(56.9±9.6)岁,女性占59.7%。检出318 741名(49.8%)高血压患者,已检出的高血压患者中,知晓、治疗和控制率分别是46.5%、38.1%和11.1%,存在地区和人群间差异。钙离子拮抗剂为最常用的降压药物(45.1%),78 735名(86.2%)患者仅服用了1种药物。年龄大、文化程度高、家庭收入高,以及有心肌梗死、脑卒中及糖尿病病史的患者,高血压知晓、治疗和控制率较高(P<0.05)。 结论: 华东地区整体高血压知晓、治疗和控制率仍然较低,农村和城市之间、各省份间高血压管理差异较大。高血压的预防、筛查和诊疗体系仍需完善。.

Keywords: Awareness; Control; Hypertension; Treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Awareness
  • Blood Pressure
  • China
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension* / drug therapy
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents