TỶ LỆ TĂNG HUYẾT ÁP VÀ CÁC YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN CỦA DÂN TỘC KHMER TẠI TỈNH TRÀ VINH

Abstract

  Background: Tra Vinh is a place with a large number of Khmer ethnic people, life and economy are still difficult, so the concern about the health situation in general as well as hypertension in particular is very little. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of hypertension and related factors in Khmer people. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 150 Khmer ethnic people living in Long Hiep commune, Tra Cu district, Tra Vinh province by direct household interview method. Results: Through a survey of 150 Khmer people aged 25-64 in Long Hiep commune, Tra Cu district, Tra Vinh province, there were 44 people with hypertension, accounting for 29.33%. The group with the habit of eating salty foods had a rate of hypertension 2.4 times higher than the group without the habit of eating salty foods (p=0.002). The stress group had a 2.0 times higher rate of hypertension than the non-stressed group, the difference was statistically significant p = 0.031 (95% CI: 1.15-3.47). People with a family history of hypertension have a 4.13 times higher risk of hypertension than people without a family history of hypertension with p = 0.000 (CI 95: 2.28-7.48). People with abdominal obesity have a high rate of hypertension 2.26 times higher than those without abdominal obesity with p = 0.003 (95% CI: 1.29-3.97). Conclusions: The prevalence of hypertension among Khmer people aged 25-64 years old in Long Hiep commune, Tra Cu district, Tra Vinh province is 29.33%. The related factors are salty eating habits, stress, family history, belly fat.