Abstract
Objectives: Describe the current situation of some main cardiovascular risk factors and initial intervention results in Thai ethnic people with hypertension (THA) managed at Song Ma District General Hospital, Son La province in 2024.
Subjects and methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted on 298 Thai ethnic people from 25 years old with hypertension being managed at Song Ma District General Hospital, Son La province in 2024.
Results: Female/male ratio 1.08. 86.9% from 50 years old. There is an association between the two sexes with each cardiovascular risk factor such as waist/hip circumference index, smoking, alcohol use, and eating lots of vegetables and fruits (p<0.05). The rate of achieving target blood pressure is 34.9%, with a univariate relationship with the factors gender, smoking, eating enough vegetables and fruits per day, physical activity, and having diabetes.
Conclusion: The rate of achieving target blood pressure is 34.9%. It is necessary to strengthen prevention work and management and intervention measures to increase the rate of achieving treatment goals for Thai ethnic people in Song Ma district, Son La province.