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Hypertension and health-related quality of life: an epidemiological study in patients attending hospital clinics in China
- Source :
- Journal of Hypertension. 23:1667-1676
- Publication Year :
- 2005
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2005.
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Abstract
- To examine the relationship between hypertension and health-related quality of life in patients attending hospital clinics in China.A cross-sectional survey. Patients over the age of 35 years attending outpatient clinics in 18 hospitals of eight major cities of northern and southern China were interviewed between June and July, 1999. Trained fieldworkers completed questionnaires regarding demographics, hypertension knowledge and awareness, treatment history and quality of life issues. Qualified physicians performed blood pressure assessments.A total of 9703 volunteers were enrolled; 4510 (46.5%) had hypertension. The results showed that hypertensive subjects scored lower in the multiple linear regression analyses in most questions on the quality of life questionnaire than those without hypertension after controlling for age, sex, sociodemographic factors, and co-morbidity. There was a strikingly high prevalence of physical complaints or symptoms. Among the variables considered, age, sex, hypertension, body mass index, educational level, smoking, history of cholesterol, family history of cardiovascular diseases and history of diabetes were statistically significantly correlated with health-related quality of life. Subjects aware of having high blood pressure had a lower health-related quality of life score than subjects with high blood pressure but unaware of the diagnosis. Among treated subjects, those with controlled hypertension had higher health-related quality of life scores than those with poorly controlled hypertension.Hypertensive individuals represent a vulnerable population that merits special attention from healthcare providers and systems. This is especially important given that low health-related quality of life can be a risk factor for subsequent cardiovascular events or complications.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
China
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Outpatient Clinics, Hospital
Urban Population
Physiology
Cross-sectional study
Health Status
MEDLINE
Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index
Interviews as Topic
Sex Factors
Quality of life (healthcare)
Surveys and Questionnaires
Outpatients
Epidemiology
Internal Medicine
medicine
Humans
Outpatient clinic
In patient
Aged
business.industry
Smoking
Middle Aged
Health Surveys
Cross-Sectional Studies
Socioeconomic Factors
Family medicine
Hypertension
Linear Models
Quality of Life
Female
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Body mass index
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 02636352
- Volume :
- 23
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Hypertension
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7ffcd130b1c7c7d510566bda87d87536