Hypertension in a mountainous province of Vietnam: prevalence and risk factors
Khanh Do Nam,
Nhon Bui Van,
Long Vo Hoang,
Toan Pham Duc,
Thu Tran Thi Ha,
Viet Tran Tuan,
Phong Phan Dinh,
Huong Trinh Thi Thu,
Pau Loke Show,
Vu Thi Nga,
Le Bui Minh,
Dinh-Toi Chu
Affiliations
Khanh Do Nam
Institute of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Corresponding author.
Nhon Bui Van
Department of Science and Technology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Cardiovascular Center, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Long Vo Hoang
Institute of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Toan Pham Duc
Department of Nursing, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Thu Tran Thi Ha
Institute of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Viet Tran Tuan
Department of Cardiology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Phong Phan Dinh
Department of Cardiology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Huong Trinh Thi Thu
Dong A Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Department of Traditional Medicine, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Pau Loke Show
University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Vu Thi Nga
Institute for Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Danang, Viet Nam; Corresponding author.
Le Bui Minh
NTT Hi-tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh St., Ward 13, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Dinh-Toi Chu
Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi, Viet Nam; School of Odonto Stomatology, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Corresponding author.
Background: Hypertension (HTN) significantly contributes to global disease burden, and its prevalence varies amongst different countries and regions. This work is aimed to characterize the hypertensive prevalence and identify risk factors for HTN among the residents in five locations (four communes and one town) of Moc Chau district (Son La province, Vietnam). Methods: A cross-sectional study with a cross-sectional methodology was done in selected places from August 2018 to December 2018. We interviewed 197 participants aged equal to or more than 18 years old and measured their blood pressure (BP). Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were applied. Results: The overall HTN prevalence of 30.0% was recorded. The differences of HTN prevalence rates were seen by several characters including age groups (p <0.001), accompanying disease (p <0.001) and alcohol drinking (p <0.05). Factors independently associated with hypertension were age (ORs: 3.1 [1.1–9.1]; 6.1 [1.7–22.3]), much salty consumption (OR: 2.6 [1.1–6.6]), alcohol use (OR: 3.1 [1.2–8.1]), HTN familial history (OR: 4.2 [1.3–13.3]) and at least one suffering disease (OR: 5.2 [2.1–12.7]). Conclusions: Thus, this study highlighted the high overall HTN prevalence in the Vietnam Northwestern region. Significant differences of HTN rate were observed among several characteristics such as age groups, accompanying disease and alcohol drinking. Age group, much salty consumption, alcohol use, hypertension familial history and at least one suffering disease were risk factors for HTN in study group.
