Although CVDs are usually detected in the elderly, the disease development process that cannot be observed obviously may occur at a younger age, and there is an increasing tendency of mortality among the young 3, 4. These risk factors should be given more attention when designing and implementing the interventional programs.Ĭardiovascular diseases (CVDs, including coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation etc.) are the most common non-communicable diseases globally and responsible for estimated 17.9 million deaths each year 1, 2, which caused an increasing burden to the society and families. Male, obesity, elevated RHR, physical inactivity and family history of CVDs were identified as important risk factors of hypertension in youth. People with elevated resting heart rate (RHR) had a higher prevalence of hypertension (OR: 4.987, 95% CI: 3.641–6.832, P < 0.001).
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Obese people were more likely to develop hypertension than those with normal body mass index (OR: 10.465, 95% CI: 8.448–12.964, P < 0.001). Men had a higher risk of hypertension than women (odds ratio : 5.358, 95% confidence interval : 4.345–6.607, P < 0.001). A total of 12,849 participants were included, and the prevalence of hypertension of Chinese college freshmen was 4.3% (7.9% in men and 1.6% in women). Forward stepwise logistic regression method was used in the multivariate analysis to identify independent predictors of hypertension in youth.
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The Pearson chi-square test was used to compare categorical variables. We conducted a cross-sectional study of all freshmen from 2015 to 2017 at a university in Wuhan, China by physical examination and standard-structured questionnaire. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of hypertension among Chinese college freshmen and to identify the influencing factors. However, there is scarce evidence on the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension for Chinese youth. Hypertension is the leading single contributor to all-cause death and disability worldwide.