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To examine the extent of hypertension awareness and identify sociodemographic and health-related factors associated with this awareness among older adults in China.

January 1, 2013Frontiers in Public HealthOpen Access

Hypertension Awareness and Associated Factors among Older Chinese Adults

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To examine the extent of hypertension awareness and identify sociodemographic and health-related factors associated with this awareness among older adults in China.
Analyzed panel data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey across four waves (1997, 2000, 2004, and 2006) comprising 2,404 clinically identified hypertensive adults aged 60 years or older.
Assessed hypertension awareness by comparing clinical blood pressure measurements with self-reported prior diagnoses.
Applied generalized estimating equations to evaluate associations with sociodemographic characteristics, health status, functional disability, and behavioral factors.
Hypertension awareness increased from 22.9% in 1997 to 42.7% in 2006.
Lower awareness was significantly associated with living in rural areas (OR = 0.64, 95% CI, 0.47–0.88).
Higher awareness was associated with prior wave awareness (OR = 7.43, 95% CI, 5.45–10.13), high income (OR = 1.55, 95% CI, 1.05–2.28), stage two hypertension (OR = 2.28, 95% CI, 1.69–3.06), acute conditions (OR = 2.54, 95% CI, 1.89–3.42), and greater activities of daily living limitations (OR = 1.24, 95% CI, 1.08–1.43).

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Population

2404 adults aged 60 years or older clinically identified as hypertensive from panel data surveyed in 1997, 2000, 2004, and 2006 as part of the China Health and Nutrition Survey

Outcome

Hypertension awareness (comparing clinical identification with self-reported diagnosis)

Hypertension awareness among older Chinese adults improved from 1997 to 2006 but remains low, particularly in rural areas, highlighting the need for targeted public health interventions.

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Implication

Awareness remains low in rural older Chinese adults; leaves open whether targeted interventions narrow disparities.

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Ahn et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a71a0d45d37378ac1debad7 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2013.00067

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Hypertension Awareness and Associated Factors among Older Chinese Adults

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Hypertension Awareness and Associated Factors among Older Chinese Adults

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