Prevalence and influencing factors of chronic diseases among residents in Zhuhai

Objective To investigate the prevalence and influencing factors of non-communicable chronic diseases among residents in Zhuhai, and to provide reference for the prevention and management of chronic diseases. Methods By multi-stage cluster random sampling method, 3 205 residents aged 15 and older from 7 districts and counties in Zhuhai were randomly selected and conducted a questionnaire survey, physical examination. Results Among residents surveyed, the total prevalence of self-reported chronic diseases was 27.6%. The top three diseases were hypertension (16.7%), diabetes (4.1%), coronary heart disease (3.5%). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that older than 35 years, overweight, obesity, physical exercise were risk factors of hypertension (all P<0.05) and the medium level of culture, the mild taste of eating food were protective factors of hypertension (all P<0.05). Older than 50 years, per capita monthly income of ≥ 1 000 yuan, overweight and obesity were risk factors of diabetes(all P<0.05). Besides, older than 50 years was risk factor of coronary heart disease, the daily intake of vegetables ≥ 300 g (all P<0.05) was protective factor of coronary heart disease. Conclusions Hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease were the major chronic diseases among residents in Zhuhai. It is a key henceforth works for the prevention and control of chronic diseases that relevant departments should do well in the management of chronic diseases while should carry out the targeted health education and community intervention.