Xingang Zhang
IR Iran
Research Article
Metabolic Syndrome and Hypertension Subtypes among Untreated Hypertensive Rural Chinese
Author(s): Xingang Zhang, Shuang Yao, Zhaoqing Sun, Liqiang Zheng, Changlu Xu, Jue Li, Dayi Hu and Yingxian Sun
Xingang Zhang, Shuang Yao, Zhaoqing Sun, Liqiang Zheng, Changlu Xu, Jue Li, Dayi Hu and Yingxian Sun
Background: High blood pressure is a major contributor to metabolic syndrome (MS) and the selection for hypertension in most cases is associated with higher prevalence of MS. However, the relation between hypertension subtypes and MS is not well defined.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted during 2004-2006, which undertook cluster multistage sampling to a representation sample in rural villages of Liaoning, China. A total of 4273 untreated hypertensive subjects aged ≥ 35 years were selected. The metabolic syndrome was defined by the National Cholesterol Education Program.Hypertension consisted of three subtypes: Isolated Systolic Hypertension (ISH), Isolated Diastolic Hypertension (IDH),and Systolic-Diastolic Hypertension (SDH).
Results: Of the study population 23.4% (men: 12.0%, women: 33.4%) had metaboli.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-0509.1000111