ObjectiveTo investigate the community residents' awareness of knowledge on cardiovascular disease prevention and control and their access methods to relevant information. MethodsBetween June and August, 2013, the residents aged above 45 who came to community health center for diagnosis or treatment were investigated by questionnaires including the acknowledge of prevention for cardiovascular diseases and the access methods to relevant information. ResultsA total of 1 000 residents were involved in this study, including 394 (39.40%) males and 606 (60.60%) females aged from 45 to 98 with an average of 68.3±10.4. The highest rate of awareness of cardiovascular prevention knowledge was regular physical exercise (89.20%), followed by low salt diet (67.20%) and fried food (6.30%). The highest rate of access to the information was information provided verbally by doctors or nurses (77.50%), followed by television and radio (56.00%). ConclusionCommunity center should strengthen the health education of cardiovascular disease prevention and control. Health education should be practiced in an easy way for the residents.
ObjectiveTo investigate the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension in urban and rural residents in Chengdu. MethodsA cluster random sampling survey was carried out from February to October in 2010. A total of 2 011 residents aged 35-70 years in four communities of Chengdu (two communities in urban area, two in rural area) were investigated for the incidence of hypertension. Analysis was performed using SPSS 18.0 software. ResultsThe standardized prevalence of hypertension was 31.30% among residents aged 35-70 years, which was much higher in urban than that in rural:39.03% vs. 24.90% (P < 0.05). The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that, age, waist, heart rate, fasting blood glucose and education level were the major risk factors of hypertension for male; while age, waist, heart rate, fasting blood glucose, triglyceride and uric acid were the major risk factors for female. ConclusionThe prevalence of hypertension in urban is higher than that in rural in Chengdu. Prevention and intervention should be performed more for whom have increased waist circumfluence, abnormal levels of fasting glucose, and increased heart rate.
ObjectiveTo investigate the status-quo of urban and rural residents' depression in the communities of Chengdu city and its influencing factors. MethodsA multi-stage stratified cluster sampling survey was carried out from February to October 2010. Residents aged from 35 to 70 years in 4 urban and rural communities of Chengdu were investigated in the incidence of depression. The health survey questionnaire and PHQ-2 Depression Screening Scale were used for the household investigation. Data was analyzed using SPSS 18.0 software, and the risk factors were also analyzed using multivariate logistic methods. ResultsA total of 2 027 residents were interviewed, including 1 015 urban (616 women and 399 men, with mean age of 58.90 ±9.48 years) and 1 012 rural residents (582 women and 430 were men, with mean age of 54.94 ±9.64 years). The results showed that the overall depression prevalence rate of residents aged from 35 to70 years old in Chengdu was 2.91% (59/2 027); and the prevalence was 4.33% (44/1 015) in urban and 1.48% (15/1 012) in rural. The prevalence was significantly higher in urban areas than that in rural areas (χ2=13.296, P < 0.001). The results of multivariate analysis showed that a significant difference was found in the prevalence of depression among the different marital status groups, and more divorced people suffered from depression. No statistically significant correlation was found between the factors (including occupation, education level and family income status) and depression. ConclusionThe prevalence of depression among residents in urban and rural communities of Chengdu was high, and the divorced population should be paid more attention to in the prevention and treatment of depression.