Korean J Epidemiol.  1998 Jun;20(1):51-59.

Association of Lifestyle and Hypertension in Rural Population

• Cho BM

Abstract

To evaluate the association of individual health-related lifestyle and hypertension in rual population, data from a population sample of 633(257 men and 376 women) aged 40 years and older and residing in a rural area were analyxed cross-sectionally. The data had been collected by personal interview using structured questionnaire during August 1996. In multivariate analysis, adjusted prevalence rate ration of bypertension increased significantly with increasing amount of coffee drinkin(cups/day) in men(p=0.029) and body mass indes(kh/m2) in women(p=0.013). The level of perceiving his or her own health status was a positive correlate of hypertension in men(p=0.034) and women(p=0.107). Thus, in this population hypertension appears to be associated with coffee drinking in men, body mass index in women and the proportion of awareness of his or her own hypertension seems to be low.

Keyword

Health-related lifestyle; Hypertension; Rural population

MeSH Terms

Body Mass Index
Coffee
Drinking
Female
Humans
Hypertension*
Life Style*
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Prevalence
Rural Population*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Coffee