Research Article

The Risk Factors of High Blood Pressure among Young Adults in the Tujia-Nationality Settlement of China

Table 2

Demographics characteristics of young adults in Tujia-Nationality settlement in China, .

Variable/categoryNormal (%)Hypertension (%)Total

Awareness4084 (99.1)36 (0.9)4120
Test time (yr)
 2005966 (89.4)115 (10.6)1081
 20101341 (91.8)120 (8.2)1461
 20141259 (79.8)319 (20.2)1578
Age (yrs)
 20–24762 (91.1)74 (8.9)836
 25–29769 (89.8)87 (10.2)836
 30–34733 (87.7)103 (12.3)836
 35–39669 (86.0)109 (14.0)778
 40–44633 (77.8)181 (22.2)814
Nationality
 Han2115 (85.5)358 (14.5)2473
 Tujia1451 (88.1)196 (11.9)1647
Sex
 Males1673 (82.4)358 (17.6)2031
 Females1893 (90.6)196 (9.4)2089
Urban-rural
 Rural1116 (84.7)202 (15.3)1318
 Urban2450 (87.4)352 (12.6)2802
Employment classification
 Blue collar workers in rural area1116 (84.7)202 (15.3)1318
 Blue collar workers in urban area2025 (88.7)259 (11.3)2284
 White collar workers425 (82.0)93 (18.0)518
Education
 Primary school313 (84.4)58 (15.6)371
 Middle school1078 (84.4)199 (15.6)1277
 High school1000 (86.7)153 (13.3)1153
 College1175 (89.1)144 (10.9)1319
 Normal weight2910 (89.9)326 (10.1)3236
 Overweight599 (76.0)189 (24.0)788
 Obesity52 (57.8)38 (42.2)90
 High1804 (89.5)212 (10.5)2016
 Median1607 (84.9)286 (15.1)1893
 Low110 (74.8)37 (25.2)147
Physical test
 Pass2468 (87.7)347 (12.3)2815
 Fail1006 (84.4)186 (15.6)1192

= body mass index and = cardiorespiratory fitness.