CHRONIC DISEASE DETECTION SURVEY IN A RURAL COMMUNITY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HYPERTENSION:L. EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY OF BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS

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Mass Physical examinations were undertaken for adult population of a rural village in Gunma Prefecture, with special reference to hypertension. The number of subjects examined was 1 895 (males 767, females 1128), aged 30 and older. About 45 per cent of the same age group in the whole population was covered in the sutdy. The major findings obtained were following; 1) The rate of respondents was higher for females than males, The rates were varied among sub-communities according to administrative purpose. 2) Blood Pressure levels were considered significantly higher than the current national levels, at all ages and sexes. The trend is qnite similar with that of northeastern part of japan where cerebral hemorrhage has been most prevalent. 3) The incidence of hypertension in the sample population was analogous to those reported from north-eastern Part of japan. 4) Morbidity and disability rates were relatively high for females, particularly in aged 60 and older group. The fact might suggest that peculiar physical and social environment are responsible in inducing ill-health for the given segment of the population. 5) Anthropologic measurements revealed that they were rather slender (lighter weight compared with hgiht) but classified as broader, judging from circumference of chest.
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