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SURVEY ON PHYSIOLOGICAL INDICATORS, SOME RELATED FACTORS IN 2 GROUPS OF HYPERTENSIVE AND NON-HYPERTENSION PATIENTS OUTPATIENT IN VINH CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL (2022)
Authors: Tran Tat Thang, Nguyen Ba Hoanh, Hoang Thi Tam
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Vietnam Medical Journal
: 2/525     : 235-239
Publishing year: 4/2023
Objectives: survey on physiological indicators, some related factors in 2 groups of hypertensive and non-hypertension patients. Subjects and methods: Description, prospective, controlled on 236 patients with confirmed diagnosis of primary hypertension and 196 patients with no confirmed diagnosis of hypertension who attended outpatient treatment at Vinh City General Hospital, Nghe An province. from January 1, 2022 to May 30, 2022. Results: In the group of hypertensive patients, the age group ≥ 65 accounted for the most (55.1%), retirement occupation accounted for the highest proportion (66.1%) in the group of hypertension, height, weight, BMI, average waist circumference. The mean of men is higher than that of women with statistical significance (p<0.05). BMI of overweight and obesity (55.1%) in the hypertensive group was higher than in the non-hypertensive group (34.6%). The characteristics of increased waist circumference and increased waist/buttock index in the hypertensive group were higher than those in the non-hypertensive group. In the hypertension group: The rate of physical activity was 73.7%, 32.2% of patients had diabetes, the rate of smoking was 8.5%, the rate of alcohol consumption in 1 month was 32.2. %. In the nonhypertensive group, these rates were 57.7%, 7.7%, 15.8%, and 26.0%, respectively. The difference in the rates of being physically active, having diabetes, and smoking between the two groups was statistically significant (p<0.05). The proportion of hypertensive patients who drink alcohol with daily frequency is 27.54%; about the level of drinking alcohol at the abuse rate accounted for 20.76%, drinking alcohol at an unsafe level was 6.78%.
Hypertension, non-hypertension, alcohol