Epidemiological characteristics and related factors of hypertension in rural areas of northern China

Prevalence of hypertension is higher in the north than in the south of China, and there is a low level of awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in rural areas and remote mountain areas. The risk factors for hypertension have expected changes which, in descending order, are age, overweight and obesity, high serum lipid, alcohol history, family history, high-sensitive C-reactive protein, and history of smoking. Nowadays, persons are paying more and more attention to such factors as lipids, overweight and alcohol use. In this paper the epidemiological characteristics and related factors for hypertension in northern China were reviewed and analyzed so as to provide theoretical information for the prevention and treatment of hypertension.