Tình hình và các yếu tố liên quan đến tăng huyết áp ở người từ 40 tuổi lên tại thị xã Bình Minh, tỉnh Vĩnh Long năm 2013

Introduction: Hypertension is becoming increasingly popular, and leaving heavy consequences with serious complications. The. study aimed to determine the rate and extent of hypertension in persons aged 40 years or older and analyzed the factors involved in the town of Binh Minh, Vinh Long province in 2013. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 1000 people aged 40 and older living in the town of Binh Minh, Vinh Long province in 2013. Results: The proportion of hypertension was 33.7 percent (56.1 percent level I, 31.4 percent level II and 12.5 percent level III). 68.0 percent had been detected earlier hypertension, 95.6 percent had conducted treatment; The remaining 32.0 percent newly was detected during the study. Advanced age, obesity, abdominal obesity were found to be related to hypertension. Conclusion: The rate of hypertension in people aged 40 and older in the town of Binh Minh, Vinh Long was quite high. Conducting blood pressure checked regularly for the elderly, obesity, abdominal obesity people to screen hypertension and adequate treatment for patients to prevent complications are needed.