Seedat Y K, Hackland D B, Mpontshane J
S Afr Med J. 1981 Jul 4;60(1):7-10.
In a preliminary random study of 1 000 rural Zulus the overall prevalence of primary hypertension was 10,5% (females 10,75%, males 10%). Women between the ages of 31 and 40 years had a higher prevalence than men. The mean arterial pressure in relation to age and sex was not as high as in urban Zulus. The urban Zulus had a more definite rise in mean arterial pressure after 30 years of age. A diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 95 mmHg was present in 8,1% of the subjects and 2,3% had a diastolic blood pressure of greater than or equal to 105 mmHg. This study suggests that hypertension is not a major health problem in rural Zulus and that large-scale case-finding and intervention programmes should be confined to the urban Black population of South Africa.
在对1000名祖鲁族农村居民进行的一项初步随机研究中，原发性高血压的总体患病率为10.5%（女性为10.75%，男性为10%）。年龄在31至40岁之间的女性患病率高于男性。与年龄和性别相关的平均动脉压不像祖鲁族城市居民那么高。祖鲁族城市居民在30岁以后平均动脉压有更明显的升高。8.1%的受试者舒张压大于或等于95毫米汞柱，2.3%的受试者舒张压大于或等于105毫米汞柱。这项研究表明，高血压在祖鲁族农村居民中不是一个主要的健康问题，大规模的病例发现和干预项目应局限于南非城市黑人人口。
