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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypertension in the Vietnamese Elderly

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Abstract

Introduction

Hypertension (HT) is considered as a major determinant of cardiovascular complications. However, few studies have addressed HT prevalence among adults aged 60 years and older in the northern mountainous region of Vietnam.

Aim

To determine the prevalence of HT and its risk factors in the elderly in that area.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in a study area in the northern of Vietnam. We interviewed 354 adults aged 60 years or over who were randomly selected, and then measured their blood pressure.

Results

The overall HT prevalence was 62.15%. The isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) prevalence was 22.88%. There was a slight decrease in the proportion of HT by stage 1, stage 2 and stage 3 respectively. The univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated some risk factors for HT including age groups, body mass index (BMI) and waist-hip ratio (WHR) (p < 0.05). Furthermore, we also found that the risk factors of ISH was obesity status classified by BMI category and WHR (p < 0.05). In particularly, the ethnicity was statistically significantly associated with ISH.

Conclusion

Our data showed a high prevalence of hypertension in the elderly in studied area. The risk factors for HT and ISH among studied subjects included age groups, ethnic groups, BMI and WHR. Hence, these findings are important for policy-making related to launch public health prevention and control campaigns for hypertension among older adults in the northern mountainous region of Vietnam.

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The authors thank the Hanoi Medical University and its hospital for supporting us to conduct this study, especially we thank the elderly in the two communes of Kim Binh and Xuan Quang who participated in this research.

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  1. Department of Science and Technology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Nhon Bui Van

  2. Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Long Vo Hoang, Tung Bui Van, Hao Nguyen Si Anh, Hien Tran Minh, Khanh Do Nam & Tuan Ngo Tri

  3. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, 43500, Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

    Pau Loke Show

  4. Institute for Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Danang, Vietnam

    Vu Thi Nga

  5. Institute of Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

    Deepak B. Thimiri Govinda Raj

  6. Faculty of Biology, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Dinh-Toi Chu

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Bui Van, N., Vo Hoang, L., Bui Van, T. et al. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypertension in the Vietnamese Elderly. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 26, 239–246 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40292-019-00314-8

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