Risk Factors for Hypertension Based on Health Checkup Data in a College Freshman Population

大學新生高血壓危險因子－健檢資料分析

洪彰鴻(Chang-Hung Hung)

《弘光人文社會學報》 11期 (2009/11) Pp. 35-48

https://doi.org/10.29933/SHSS.200911.0003

摘要

This study aimed to assess the prevalence of hypertension and its related factors from a college freshman population in central Taiwan. The cross-sectional survey was conducted from 2005 to 2008 based on health checkup data. A total of 7,875 college freshmen were examined. Multiple logistic regression was applied to identify the risk factors for hypertension. The prevalence of hypertension in this study population was 14.6%. BMI, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), glutamate pyruvate transaminase (GPT) and uric acid (UA) values were higher (p＜.001) in males than in females. The prevalence of abnomal GPT, hyperuricemia, and hypercholesterolemia were 9.6%, 33.7%, and 1.7% in our students. Compared with normatensive students, students with hypertension had higher body mass index (BMI), GPT, UA and total cholesterol (TCHL) levels (p ＜.05). Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that gender and BMI were the two strongest predictors of hypertension (OR=3.054, 95% CI:2.443~3.818, p ＜.001; and OR=1.144, 95% CI= 1.125~1.164, p ＜.001, respectively). The prevalence of hypertension was commom among college freshman population and it was associated with many risk factors for further cardiovascular disease. In conclusion gender and BMI were the two strongest predictors for hypertension in college freshmen population. These findings have important health implication for prevention from cardiovascular disease for college students. For obese college students lifestyle modifications, such as healthy diet, optimal weight control, and exercise are recommended interventions.

關鍵字

高血壓 ； 身體質量指數 ； 血清丙酮轉氨基脢 ； 尿酸 ； 總膽固醇 ； 健康檢查 ； 大學新生

並列摘要

This study aimed to assess the prevalence of hypertension and its related factors from a college freshman population in central Taiwan. The cross-sectional survey was conducted from 2005 to 2008 based on health checkup data. A total of 7,875 college freshmen were examined. Multiple logistic regression was applied to identify the risk factors for hypertension. The prevalence of hypertension in this study population was 14.6%. BMI, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), glutamate pyruvate transaminase (GPT) and uric acid (UA) values were higher (p＜.001) in males than in females. The prevalence of abnomal GPT, hyperuricemia, and hypercholesterolemia were 9.6%, 33.7%, and 1.7% in our students. Compared with normatensive students, students with hypertension had higher body mass index (BMI), GPT, UA and total cholesterol (TCHL) levels (p ＜.05). Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that gender and BMI were the two strongest predictors of hypertension (OR=3.054, 95% CI:2.443~3.818, p ＜.001; and OR=1.144, 95% CI= 1.125~1.164, p ＜.001, respectively). The prevalence of hypertension was commom among college freshman population and it was associated with many risk factors for further cardiovascular disease. In conclusion gender and BMI were the two strongest predictors for hypertension in college freshmen population. These findings have important health implication for prevention from cardiovascular disease for college students. For obese college students lifestyle modifications, such as healthy diet, optimal weight control, and exercise are recommended interventions.

並列關鍵字

Hypertension ； BMI ； GPT ； uric acid ； total cholesterol ； health checkup ； college freshman