일부 농촌지역주민의 High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein(hsCRP)과 혈압의 관련성

Abstract

This study was performed to assess the association between high sensitivity C-Reactive Protein(hsCRP) and blood pressure. From February 1, 2004 to February 8, 2004, a survey was conducted toward 202 people over the age of 50 and living in a rural area, and various variables were collected such as sex, age. smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, regular living habits, blood pressure. body mass index, serum lipids, fasting blood glucose, and hsCRP levels. The used statistical method were t-test, ANOVA and ANCOVA to identify the association between hsCRP and other factors and blood pressure. The results showed that the prevalence of hypertension was 57.3% in men, and 63.8% in women. The following factors were analyzed to be related with blood pressure: among men: education, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol: among women: age, body mass index, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, fasting blood glucose, family history of hypertension, and exercise. The prevalence of hypertension showed the tendency to increase by the increase of hsCRP quartile levels, but it was not statistically significant. By ANOVA and ANCOVA, hsCRP was not statistically significantly related with systolic and diastolic blood pressure among men and women. Conclusively the results showed that hsCRP was not a hypertension risk factor among this study subject. A further study should be done to confirm the results of this research.