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HYPERTENSION IN RELATION TO CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE IN YEN KHANH, NINH BINH IN 2021
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Objectives: To describe the situation of hypertension in relation to cardiovascular risk factors among elderly people in Yen Khanh district, Ninh Binh province. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 673 older adults in Yen Khanh district, Ninh Binh province in 2021 using the WHO STEPwise approach. Results: The prevalence of hypertension in the elderly is 70.4%, of those 28.3% were not aware of their hypertensive condition. Among those who were aware of their hypertension status, 18.6% had not been treated yet, and 57.0% had not controlled their blood pressure. The prevalence of hypertension in the elderly was similar between men and women (71.3% vs 69.6%) and increased gradually with age (from 63.7% for age group 60-69 years to 78.3% for age group 80 years and older). The prevalence was higher among those with overweight and obesity (OR=1.85, 95%CI: 1.69-2.64), and those with diabetes (OR=3.62, 95%CI: 1.95-6.72) Conclusion: The prevalence of hypertension among the elderly is high, increases accordingly with age, and associated with overweight/obesity and diabetes. Improvement of the elderly’s awareness about hypertension, control of weight, prevention of diabetes is necessary to reduce the hypertension prevalence in the elderly people.
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Hypertension, the elderly, cardiovascular risk factors, community.
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