Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factorsin adults in Tianjin

Objective To analyze the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in adults in both urban and rural areas in Tianjin. Methods A total of 4073 persons aged18 years were selected in Tianjin through 3-stage stratified random sampling to conduct household survey and health examination. Results Hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, diabetes, abnormalglucosemetabolism, smoking, and overweight/obesity were the risk factors for CVD in adults in Tianjin. The adults with 1 and 2 risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, smoking, and overweight/obesity) accounted for 69.2% and 34.5%. The prevalence of 1 or 2 risk factors increased with age. The prevalence of 1 and 2 risk factors in men were 2.54 and 3.02 times higher than those in women (95%CI:2.20-2.93 and 95%CI:2.57-3.55). The prevalence of 1 and 2 risk factors in urban adults were 0.72 and 0.76 times higher those in rural adults(95%CI:0.63-0.83 and 95%CI:0.66-0.89). Conclusion The prevention and control of CVD should be strengthened in males and in rural population.