TY - JOUR
T1 - A population-based epidemiological study on cardiovascular risk factors in Kin-Chen, Kinmen
AU - Chen, Chen Huan
AU - Chuang, Jen Hsiang
AU - Kuo, Hsu Sung
AU - Chang, Mau Song
AU - Wang, Shih Pu
AU - Chou, Pesus
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by grants DOH82-HR-CO4 and DOH83-HR-204f rom the PreparatoryO ffice,N a-tional Health ResearchI nstitutes,D epartmento f Health the ExecutiveY uan, Taiwan. The authors wish to thank the staff in the health station in Kin-Chen, Kinmen, for their support with manpower,s pacea nd facilitiest o conductt his study.
PY - 1995/1/27
Y1 - 1995/1/27
N2 - We conducted a population survey of cardiovascular risk factors in Kin-Chen, Kinmen (Quemoy), an island under military control for 40 years and the focal point of confrontation between mainland China and Taiwan. During the period 1992-1994, all residents ≥30 years of age in Kin-Chen, the largest township in Kinmen, were invited to participate. The response rate was 60.3% ( 3826 6346). The prevalence of hypertension (≥ 160/95 mmHg and/or under treatment) was 25.2% in men and 17.6% in women. The rate for smoking was 41.5% in men and 2.9% in women. The prevalence of diabetes was 6.7% in men and 6.4% in women. Mean values for systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol were 135.3 mmHg, 85.5 mmHg, 5.3 mmol/l, 1.1 mmol/l, 3.5 mmol/l and 1.4 mmol/l in men; and 128.0 mmHg, 79.5 mmHg, 5.2 mmol/l, 1.0 mmol/l, 3.3 mmol/l and 1.5 mmol/l in women, respectively. The unexpectedly high prevalence of hypertension in Kin-Chen males may reflect the effect of more than 40 years of military control and discipline. The high serum cholesterol level in Kin-Chen relative to mainland China and the low triglyceride level relative to Taiwan and Beijing, suggest further study of the contributions of diet and other psychosocial or environmental factors.
AB - We conducted a population survey of cardiovascular risk factors in Kin-Chen, Kinmen (Quemoy), an island under military control for 40 years and the focal point of confrontation between mainland China and Taiwan. During the period 1992-1994, all residents ≥30 years of age in Kin-Chen, the largest township in Kinmen, were invited to participate. The response rate was 60.3% ( 3826 6346). The prevalence of hypertension (≥ 160/95 mmHg and/or under treatment) was 25.2% in men and 17.6% in women. The rate for smoking was 41.5% in men and 2.9% in women. The prevalence of diabetes was 6.7% in men and 6.4% in women. Mean values for systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol were 135.3 mmHg, 85.5 mmHg, 5.3 mmol/l, 1.1 mmol/l, 3.5 mmol/l and 1.4 mmol/l in men; and 128.0 mmHg, 79.5 mmHg, 5.2 mmol/l, 1.0 mmol/l, 3.3 mmol/l and 1.5 mmol/l in women, respectively. The unexpectedly high prevalence of hypertension in Kin-Chen males may reflect the effect of more than 40 years of military control and discipline. The high serum cholesterol level in Kin-Chen relative to mainland China and the low triglyceride level relative to Taiwan and Beijing, suggest further study of the contributions of diet and other psychosocial or environmental factors.
KW - Coronary heart disease
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Kinmen study
KW - Population-based study
KW - Risk factor
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U2 - 10.1016/0167-5273(94)02211-Z
DO - 10.1016/0167-5273(94)02211-Z
M3 - Article
C2 - 7744541
AN - SCOPUS:0028836540
SN - 0167-5273
VL - 48
SP - 75
EP - 88
JO - International Journal of Cardiology
JF - International Journal of Cardiology
IS - 1
ER -