Research Article

Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors among Residents Aged ≥18 Years in Ganzhou, China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Characteristics of respondents and the univariate logistic regression.

VariablesGroupingFrequency (valid percent (%))No. and prevalence rate (%) of hypertensionOR [95% CI]χ2

Age (years)1 = “<20” (reference)286 (3.8)3 (1.0)1510.371<0.001
2 = “20–34”1566 (21.1)63 (4.0)3.954 [1.233–12.679]
3 = “35–49”2315 (31.2)439 (19.0)22.075 [7.044–69.182]
4 = “50–64”2021 (27.2)841 (41.6)67.232 [21.481–210.431]
5 = “≥65”1242 (16.7)765 (61.6)151.289 [48.226–474.610]

Sex1 = “Men”3571 (48.1)1125 (31.6)1.525 [1.361–1.709]32.317<0.001
0 = “Women” (reference)3859 (51.9)986 (25.6)

Ethnic1 = “Hans”7353 (99.1)2090 (28.4)1.127 [0.624–2.035]0.0320.857
0 = “Others” (reference)68 (0.9)20 (29.4)
Missing value9

Education1 = “No formal school education” (reference)564 (7.6)281 (49.8)437.957<0.001
2 = “Did not finish primary school”928 (12.6)399 (43.0)0.760 [0.616–0.937]
3 = “Primary school”1412 (19.1)491 (34.8)0.537 [0.440–0.655]
4 = “Junior high school”2739 (37.1)560 (20.4)0.259 [0.214–0.313]
5 = “Senior high school and technical secondary school”1153 (15.6)301 (26.1)0.356 [0.288–0.439]
6 = “Junior college”384 (5.2)50 (13.0)0.151 [0.107–0.212]
7 = “Undergraduate and above”201 (2.7)11 (5.5)0.058 [0.031–0.109]
Missing value49

Occupation1 = “Students” (other residents as a reference)183 (2.5)1 (0.5)0.013 [0.002–0.096]432.553<0.001
2 = “Institutional and enterprise staff” (other residents as a reference)452 (6.1)52 (11.5)0.311 [0.232–0.417]
3 = “Scientific and technical staff” (other residents as a reference)74 (1.0)13 (17.6)0.535 [0.293–0.976]
4 = “Other workers” (other residents as a reference)4425 (59.8)1052 (23.8)0.574 [0.518–0.635]
5 = “Not working, such as jobless, retired, etc.” (other residents as a reference)2264 (30.6)981 (43.3)2.747 [2.470–3.055]

The monthly average income per capita (yuan)1 = “<500” (reference)288 (4.3)92 (31.9)28.621<0.001
2 = “≥500 and <1000”552 (8.2)205 (37.1)1.259 [0.931–1.702]
3 = “≥1000 and <3000”2950 (43.8)821 (27.8)0.822 [0.633–1.066]
4 = “≥3000 and <5000”2207 (32.8)580 (36.3)0.759 [0.583–0.990]
5 = “≥5000”736 (10.9)198 (26.9)0.784 [0.583–1.055]
Missing value697

Family history of hypertension?1 = “Yes”1134 (15.3)684 (60.3)5.362 [4.557–6.308]669.778<0.001
0 = “No” (reference)6296 (84.7)1427 (22.7)

The average amount of cigarettes smoked daily1 = “Nonsmoker” (reference)3916 (52.9)1090 (27.8)13.522<0.05
2 = “Nonsmoker with passive smoking”1856 (25.0)507 (27.3)0.974 [0.861–1.103]
3 = “1–4”341 (4.6)111 (32.6)1.251 [0.987–1.586]
4 = “5–9”251 (3.4)79 (31.5)1.191 [0.904–1.568]
5 = “10–19”617 (8.3)175 (28.4)1.027 [0.850–1.239]
6 = “20–29”325 (4.4)107 (32.9)1.273 [0.999–1.620]
7 = “≥30”100 (1.4)38 (38.0)1.589 [1.055–2.394]
Missing value24

Frequency of getting drunk1 = “Almost daily (≥5 days per week)” (reference)79 (1.2)32 (40.5)17.692<0.01
2 = “1–4 days per week”93 (1.4)29 (31.2)0.666 [0.355–1.247]
3 = “1–3 days per month”153 (2.2)58 (37.9)0.897 [0.515–1.563]
4 = “Less than 1 day per month”288 (4.2)100 (34.7)0.781 [0.469–1.302]
5 = “Never”6209 (91.0)1751 (28.2)0.577 [0.367–0.907]
Missing value608

Frequency of vegetable1 = “Every day” (reference)6577 (89.5)1889 (28.7)10.316<0.05
2 = “3–5 days per week”532 (7.2)130 (24.4)0.803 [0.654–0.985]
3 = “1-2 days per week”160 (2.2)36 (22.5)0.721 [0.495–1.048]
4 = “1–3 days per month”32 (0.4)8 (25.0)0.827 [0.371–1.845]
5 = “Not eaten”48 (0.7)19 (39.6)1.626 [0.910–2.907]
Missing value81

Frequency of fruit1 = “Every day” (reference)2544 (34.7)688 (27.0)43.868<0.001
2 = “3–5 days per week”1824 (24.9)488 (26.8)0.985 [0.860–1.129]
3 = “1-2 days per week”1672 (22.8)438 (26.2)0.958 [0.833–1.101]
4 = “1–3 days per month”667 (9.0)239 (36.1)1.524 [1.272–1.827]
5 = “Not eaten”621 (8.5)211 (35.6)1.490 [1.237–1.795]
Missing value107

Frequency of dairy products1 = “Every day” (reference)760 (10.3)202 (26.6)37.984<0.001
2 = “3–5 days per week”843 (11.5)194 (23.0)0.826 [0.658–1.036]
3 = “1-2 days per week”906 (12.3)208 (23.0)0.823 [0.658–1.029]
4 = “1–3 days per month”876 (11.9)271 (30.9)1.237 [0.998–1.535]
5 = “Not eaten”3972 (54.0)1212 (30.5)1.213 [1.019–1.444]
Missing value73

Sleep (hours)1 = “<6” (reference)319 (4.4)164 (51.4)87.831<0.001
2 = “6–8”5604 (76.7)1534 (27.4)0.356 [0.284–0.447]
3 = “>8”1384 (18.9)371 (26.8)0.346 [0.270–0.444]
Missing value123

BMI1 = “<18.5” (reference)503 (6.8)97 (19.3)218.805<0.001
2 = “≥18.5 and <24”4678 (63.2)1131 (24.2)1.335 [1.059–1.682]
3 = “≥24 and <28”1770 (23.9)647 (36.6)2.411 [1.894–3.071]
4 = “≥28”455 (6.1)225 (49.5)4.095 [3.071–5.460]
Missing value24

Central obesity1 = “Yes”1590 (21.6)688 (43.3)2.361 [2.103–2.652]217.602<0.001
0 = “No” (reference)5779 (78.4)1411 (24.4)
Missing value61

Hypertension1 = “Yes”2111 (28.5)
0 = “No”5319 (71.5)