Blood Pressure Trajectories From Childhood to Youth and Arterial Stiffness in Adulthood: A 30-Year Longitudinal Follow-Up Study.

Background: This study aimed to identify the subgroups of individuals sharing similar blood pressure (BP) trajectories from childhood to youth and explore the associations of these trajectories with arterial stiffness in adulthood.

Methods: A group-based trajectory model was used to identify BP trajectories among 2,082 individuals in the Hanzhong adolescent hypertension cohort by using BP values repeatedly measured at four visits from childhood (6-15 years) to youth (14-23 years). The brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) was examined 30 years after the baseline survey.

Association of uric acid in serum and urine with subclinical renal damage: Hanzhong Adolescent Hypertension Study.

Background And Objectives: The aim of the study was to examine the associations of uric acid (UA) in blood and urine with subclinical renal damage (SRD) and its progression in a Chinese cohort.

Methods: 1) 2342 participants from our previously established cohort who were followed up in 2017 were included. Cross-sectional analysis was used to examine the relationships between serum and urinary UA and the risk of SRD.

Plasma Renalase is Not Associated with Blood Pressure and Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity in Chinese Adults With Normal Renal Function.

Background/aims: This study aimed to investigate the association of renalase with blood pressure (BP) and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in order to better understand the role of renalase in the pathogenesis of hypertension and atherosclerosis.

Methods: A total of 344 subjects with normal kidney function were recruited from our previously established cohort in Shaanxi Province, China. They were divided into the normotensive (NT) and hypertensive (HT) groups or high baPWV and normal baPWV on the basis of BP levels or baPWV measured with an automatic waveform analyzer.

[Relationship between female menopause and hypertension/isolated systolic hypertension in rural districts of Hanzhong in Shaanxi province].

Objective: To analyze the associations between menopause and hypertension/isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) among rural females in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, China.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 3030 residents were selected by stratified random sampling and investigated by questionnaire survey and physical examinations. Data of the females were analyzed to explore the impact of menopause on blood pressure by quantile regression and to investigate the associations between menopause and hypertension, ISH, and isolated distolic hypertension (IDH) by logistic regression.

[Survey on the prevalences of overweight and obesity in 9 rural areas in Hanzhong, Shaanxi province].

Objective: To investigate the prevalences of overweight and obesity in the rural communities in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province.

Methods: A total of 3030 residents in the rural areas of Hanzhong city were selected by stratified random sampling method to take questionnaire-based survey and physical examinations.

Results: The data of 3017 valid subjects (1048 men and 1969 women) entered the final analysis.

[Relationships between smoking behavior and obesity in men from 9 rural districts of Hanzhong in Shaanxi province].

Objective: To examine the relationship between cigarette smoking and body mass index (BMI) as well as waist circumference (WC) of men from 9 rural districts of Hanzhong, Shaanxi province.

Methods: Cross-sectional data was analyzed from Hanzhong Health Survey on rural residents in 2010. Quantile regression mode was used to compare the results using the BMI (WC) and smoking status (degree) as the dependent variables and independent variable and confounding factors were also controlled.

[Dietary patterns and its relationship with hypertension among rural residents in Hanzhong, Shanxi province].

Objective: To investigate the relationship between dietary patterns and hypertension in Hanzhong city of Shanxi province.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey on dietary pattern and hypertension together with a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire was conducted among rural residents aged from 18 to 80 in Hanzhong of Shanxi province in 2010. Factor analysis by SPSS was used to identify food patterns based on the frequency of food.