Research Article

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Childhood Hypertension in Urban-Rural Areas of China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

General characteristics of children between urban and rural areas.

VariablesTotalUrban vs rural
Urban (n = 5995)Rural (n = 7602)

Anthropometric measures
 Gender, male (n (%))7060 (51.92%)3098 (51.68%)3962 (52.12%)0.609
 Age, y9.24 ± 1.769.05 ± 1.769.39 ± 1.74<0.001
 BMI, kg/m217.35 ± 3.0517.53 ± 3.0217.22 ± 3.07<0.001
 Height, cm134.51 ± 11.5134.66 ± 11.44134.39 ± 11.560.182
 Weight, kg32.01 ± 9.4932.40 ± 9.5331.7 ± 9.45<0.001
 Waist circumference, cm58.12 ± 8.4959.17 ± 8.7357.3 ± 8.21<0.001
 Heart rate, n/min95.28 ± 12.7294.95 ± 12.7195.54 ± 12.720.007
Serum biochemical index
 FBG, mmol/L4.14 ± 0.623.94 ± 0.504.90 ± 0.46<0.001
 TC, mmol/L3.49 ± 0.663.34 ± 0.574.10 ± 0.63<0.001
 TG, mmol/L0.97 ± 0.580.96 ± 0.581.03 ± 0.57<0.001
 HDL-C, mmol/L1.22 ± 0.271.19 ± 0.261.35 ± 0.28<0.001
 LDL-C, mmol/L1.72 ± 0.541.56 ± 0.392.35 ± 0.60<0.001
Blood cell composition measures
 WBC, n × 109/L7.12 ± 1.797.12 ± 1.777.16 ± 1.850.480
 RBC, n × 1012/L4.59 ± 0.394.52 ± 0.354.90 ± 0.40<0.001
 HGB, g/L126.42 ± 9.98124.31 ± 8.56134.73 ± 10.82<0.001
 HCT, %37.66 ± 3.1136.74 ± 2.4341.29 ± 2.78<0.001
 MCV, fL81.91 ± 6.4481.37 ± 5.9884.01 ± 7.66<0.001
 MCH, pg27.65 ± 1.9527.64 ± 1.9427.69 ± 1.960.390
 MCHC, g/L336.58 ± 14.98338.99 ± 15.08327.11 ± 10.06<0.001
 PLT, n × 109/L287.48 ± 67.49288.53 ± 67.42283.35 ± 67.630.020
 WSCR, %36.11 ± 8.2535.59 ± 8.0338.15 ± 8.80<0.001
 WMCR, %7.05 ± 2.757.41 ± 2.875.64 ± 1.60<0.001
 WSCC, n × 109/L2.52 ± 0.662.47 ± 0.632.70 ± 0.73<0.001
 WMCC, n × 109/L0.51 ± 0.340.53 ± 0.280.44 ± 0.48<0.001
 WLCC, n × 109/L4.08 ± 1.494.12 ± 1.483.90 ± 1.50<0.001
 RDWSD, %34.59 ± 4.8233.40 ± 4.2339.27 ± 4.09<0.001
 PDW, fL13.47 ± 2.3713.48 ± 2.3213.39 ± 2.570.207
 MPV, fL10.68 ± 1.3010.57 ± 1.3211.11 ± 1.15<0.001
 P-LCR, %32.67 ± 8.6532.66 ± 8.8632.69 ± 7.760.910
Socioeconomic index
Father’s education level, y
 ∼96856 (51.75%)2190 (37.80%)4666 (62.58%)<0.001
 ∼124915 (37.10%)2787 (48.11%)2128 (28.54%)
 ∼151390 (10.49%)755 (13.03%)635 (8.52%)
 >1588 (0.66%)61 (1.05%)27 (0.36%)
Father’s occupation
 Manager933 (7.02%)389 (6.70%)544 (7.26%)<0.001
 Worker4016 (30.21%)1733 (29.84%)2283 (30.49%)
 Technicist/researcher571 (4.29%)380 (6.54%)191 (2.55%)
 Farmer4593 (34.55%)1686 (29.03%)2907 (38.82%)
 Others3182 (23.93%)1619 (27.88%)1563 (20.87%)
Mother’s occupation
 Manager605 (4.55%)241 (4.12%)364 (4.88%)<0.001
 Worker3538 (26.58%)1666 (28.45%)1872 (25.11%)
 Technicist/researcher239 (1.80%)132 (2.25%)107 (1.44%)
 Farmer4179 (31.40%)2111 (36.05%)2068 (27.74%)
 Others4750 (35.68%)1705 (29.12%)3045 (40.84%)
Income, RMB
 ∼500738 (6.25%)92 (2.05%)646 (8.83%)<0.001
 ∼10001395 (11.82%)235 (5.23%)1160 (15.86%)
 ∼20002327 (19.72%)627 (13.96%)1700 (23.25%)
 ∼30002750 (23.30%)1051 (23.41%)1699 (23.24%)
 >30004592 (38.91%)2485 (55.35%)2107 (28.82%)
Living with grandparents
 No10060 (84.76%)3992 (88.42%)6068 (82.51%)<0.001
 Yes1809 (15.24%)523 (11.58%)1286 (17.49%)
People live with child
 1583 (4.98%)154 (3.43%)429 (5.94%)<0.001
 2∼36114 (52.22%)2595 (57.81%)3519 (48.74%)
 45012 (42.80%)1740 (38.76%)3272 (45.32%)
Medical insurance
 No1790 (15.14%)383 (8.50%)1407 (19.24%)<0.001
 Yes10030 (84.86%)4124 (91.50%)5906 (80.76%)
Perinatal measures
Gestational hypertension
 No11299 (98.47%)4366 (98.76%)6933 (98.30%)0.052
 Yes175 (1.53%)55 (1.24%)120 (1.70%)
Birth weight, g
 ∼30003181 (26.86%)1133 (25.16%)2048 (27.91%)<0.001
 ∼36005051 (42.65%)2058 (45.70%)2993 (40.78%)
 >36003610 (30.48%)1312 (29.14%)2298 (31.31%)
Breastfeeding, month
 0∼32845 (24.40%)1420 (31.77%)1425 (19.81%)<0.001
 4∼105555 (47.64%)2223 (49.74%)3332 (46.33%)
 >103261 (27.97%)826 (18.48%)2435 (33.86%)
Father with obesity
 No9839 (83.89%)3703 (82.79%)6136 (84.56%)0.011
 Yes1890 (16.11%)770 (17.21%)1120 (15.44%)
Mother with obesity
 No10505 (89.57%)4017 (89.73%)6488 (89.48%)0.670
 Yes1223 (10.43%)460 (10.27%)763 (10.52%)
Physical activity
Weekday, min/day
 ∼106321 (53.41%)2246 (49.87%)4075 (55.59%)<0.001
 >105514 (46.59%)2258 (50.13%)3256 (44.41%)
Weekend, min/day
 ∼557782 (65.77%)2795 (62.11%)4987 (68.01%)<0.001
 >554051 (34.23%)1705 (37.89%)2346 (31.99%)
Total, min/week
 ∼1506210 (52.59%)2170 (48.32%)4040 (55.21%)<0.001
 >1505599 (47.41%)2321 (51.68%)3278 (44.79%)

BMI, body mass index; FBG, fasting blood glucose; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; WBC, white blood cell; RBC, red blood cell; HGB, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; PLT, platelet; WSCR, WBC small cell ratio; WMCR, WBC middle cell ratio or mixed cell percent; WSCC, WBC small cell count or lymphocyte count; WMCC, WBC middle cell count or mixed cell count; WLCC, WBC large cell count or neutrophil count; RDWSD, red blood cell distribution width; PDW, platelet distribution width; MPV, mean platelet volume; P-LCR, platelet-large cell ratio.