J Korean Acad Adult Nurs.  2009 Jun;21(3):281-292.

Risk Factors of Prehypertension in Korean Adults: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005

• Kim O
• Jeon HO
• Kim DH
• Kim BH
• Kim HJ

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the risk factors related to prehypertension in Korean adults.
METHODS
The data were obtained from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005. The ubjects of this study were 3,981 adults aged over 20 years of age. Demographic characteristics, alcohol drinking, smoking, physical activity, stress, BMI, serum lipid profiles and blood pressure were analyzed in this study.
RESULTS
Prevalence of prehypertension was 38.9% in this study. As the result of multiple logistic regression, the risk of prehypertension in male, elderly and low income persons was increased. And the risk of prehypertension was increased in the case of problem drinking, alcohol abuse, formal smoker, overweight, obesity and hyperlipidemia in triglyceride.
CONCLUSION
To decrease prehypertension prevalence, it is necessary to detect and manage the influencing risk factors of prehypertension such as alcohol drinking, smoking, obesity, physical activity, stress and serum lipid profiles.

Keyword

Koreans; Hypertension; Alcohol drinking; Obesity; Smoking

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aged
Alcohol Drinking
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Blood Pressure
Humans
Hyperlipidemias
Hypertension
Logistic Models
Male
Motor Activity
Nutrition Surveys
Obesity
Overweight
Prehypertension
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Smoke
Smoking
Smoke