Urban–Rural disparities in status of hypertension in northeast China: a population-based study, 2017–2019

Liying Xing,1,2 Li Jing,2 Yuanmeng Tian,2 Min Lin,3 Zhi Du,1 Han Yan,2 Guocheng Ren,4 Yingna Dong,4 Qun Sun,5 Shuang Liu6 1Department of Cardiology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Chronic Disease, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang 110005, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Cardiology, Central Hospital of Ben Xi City, Ben Xi, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Disease Control and Preventive, Central Hospital of Chao Yang City, Chaoyang, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Chronic Disease, Disease Control and Prevention of Chao Yang City, Chaoyang, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Shuang LiuDepartment of Cardiovascular Ultrasound, First Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155 Nanjing North Street, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86 1 394 034 0992Fax +86 242 338 8556Email liushuang_cmu1h@163.comBackground: To investigate the status of hypertension and related risk factor disparities between urban and rural areas of northeast China.Methods: A multi-stage, stratified, and cluster random sampling method was used to conduct the cross-sectional survey in Liaoning Province in 2017–2019. Finally, included 18,796 participants (28.9% urban, 71.1% rural) aged ≥40 years. The prevalence and control rate of hypertension were estimated based on Chinese hypertension guidelines and the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines.Results: The mean age of the population was 60.4±9.9 years, and 61.0% were women. The overall prevalen