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Urban and Suburban Differences in Hypertension Trends and Self-Care: Three Population-Based Cross-Sectional Studies from 2005-2011

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  • Gang Li
  • Huanhuan Hu
  • Zhong Dong
  • Jin Xie
  • Ying Zhou

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Objectives: This study aimed to compare hypertension trends in the urban and suburban population, and to examine the use of several self-care behaviors among patients who were aware of their hypertension. Methods: We examined the data from three cross-sectional adult populations obtained in 2005, 2008, and 2011, in Beijing. Results: Our analyses indicated that from 2005 to 2011 the standardized rate of hypertension increased from 31.9% to 36.0% (P

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  • Gang Li & Huanhuan Hu & Zhong Dong & Jin Xie & Ying Zhou, 2015. "Urban and Suburban Differences in Hypertension Trends and Self-Care: Three Population-Based Cross-Sectional Studies from 2005-2011," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(2), pages 1-11, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0117999
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117999
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