ArticleJournal of epidemiology2020
Temporal Trends and Geographic Disparity in Hypertension Care in China.
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- Prevalence and treatment and control rates of hypertension among Chinese adults from 2016 to 2022: a meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
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- Trends and regional variations in chronic diseases and their risk factors in China: an observational study based on National Health Service Surveys.International journal for equity in health · 2023Observational
- Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in China, 2004-18: findings from six rounds of a national survey.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2023Article
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- Provincial heterogeneity in the management of care cascade for hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidaemia in China: Analysis of nationally representative population-based survey.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Socio-Economic and Rural-Urban Differences in Healthcare and Catastrophic Health Expenditure Among Cancer Patients in China: Analysis of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Effective coverage for hypertension treatment among middle-aged adults and the older population in China, 2011 to 2013: A nationwide longitudinal study.Journal of global health · 2020Article
- Socioeconomic Disparities in Cancer Treatment, Service Utilization and Catastrophic Health Expenditure in China: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Trends and Inequalities in the Health Care and Hypertension Outcomes in China, 2011 to 2015.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study examines trends and geographic disparities in the diagnosis, treatment, and control of hypertension in China and investigates the association between regional factors and hypertension care.
methodsBlood pressure data and data relating to health care for hypertension were used for this study. The data were sourced from baseline and follow-up surveys of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, which was conducted in 2011, 2013, and 2015. To estimate the geographical disparities in diagnosis, treatment, and control of hypertension, random-effects models were also applied after controlling for sociodemographic characteristics.
resultsAmong hypertensive individuals in China, the trends showed decreases in undiagnosed, untreated, and uncontrolled hypertension: 44.1%, 51.6%, and 80.7% in 2011; 40.0%, 47.4%, and 77.8% in 2013; and 31.7%, 38.0%, and 71.4% in 2015, respectively. The number of undiagnosed, untreated, and uncontrolled hypertensive residents living in urban areas in 2015 was more than 10% lower than the number in rural areas and among rural-to-urban immigrant individuals in China. The poorest socio-economic regions across China were 8.5 times more likely to leave their residents undiagnosed, 2.8 times more likely to leave them untreated, and 2.6 times more likely to leave hypertension uncontrolled.
conclusionsAlthough China has made impressive progress in addressing regional inequalities in hypertension care over time, it needs to increase its effort to reduce geographic disparities and to provide more effective treatments and higher quality care for patients with hypertension.
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