Khảo sát một số yếu tố nguy cơ gây bệnh tăng huyết áp của các nữ tu sĩ tại khu vực thành phố Bình Dương

To investigate some risk factors of hypertension in Buddhis nun over 40 years old at the Binh Duong city area. Subjects and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study, convenient sampling on 295 female monks over 40 years old in Binh Duong city area. Results: The group 40-49 years old was highest percentage (47.80%), the lowest is the group over 80 years old (5.08%). Intermediate Buddhist education level was highest percentage (43.73%), the lowest is the group with post-graduate Buddhist education level (5.08%). Among the total of 295 Buddhis nun, the number of Buddhis nun without hypertension (23.99%) was lower than the Buddhis nun with stage I hypertension (44.10%) and stage II hypertension (32.20%), stage III hypertension accounted for lowest rate (2.71%). Buddhis nun in the group 40-49 years old was highest percentage of hypertension (36.91%), of which the majority have stage I hypertension (47.70%), but no one hástage III hypertension. The group of Buddhis nun with the hypertension over 80 years old was lowest rate (5.15%) and in this group there is no one with stage III hypertension. The number of Buddhis nun with stage II and III hypertension is high among those who have a saltier diet, eat less vegetables and are overweight. Conclusion: The number of Buddhis nun with stage I hypertension was highest proportion and this number is concentrated in the group 40-49 years old, however no one has stage III hypertension in this group. Buddhis nun in the roup 50-79 years old had all three stage of hypertension equally, but in the group over 80 years old, no one had stage III hypertension. Buddhis nun have a more salty diet, eat less vegetables, and have a high rate of overweight in the stage hypertensive II and III.