The burden and correlates of hypertension among Chinese rural population in Han, Uygur and Kazak : A cross- sectional study

The present study was conducted to investigate the prevalence, awareness, treatment, control, and associated risk factors of hypertension among rural population in Xinjiang Province in northwest China. The Cardiovascular Risk Survey (CRS) study was conducted on a representative sample of the northwest China adult population. A 4-stage stratified cluster random sampling scheme was adopted to recruit representative samples. The data was collected by trained staff. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to identify the associated risk factors.
Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Research Article Source Type: research