Built Environment Factors Influencing Prevalence of Hypertension at Community Level in China: The Case of Wuhan

Hongjie Xie, Qiankun Wang, Xilin Zhou, Yiping Yang, Yuwei Mao and Xu Zhang
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Hongjie Xie: School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
Qiankun Wang: School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
Xilin Zhou: School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
Yiping Yang: Wuhan Branch of Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan 430010, China
Yuwei Mao: School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
Xu Zhang: School of Resource and Environment, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-18

Abstract: This paper studies the correlation between built environment factors and the prevalence of hypertension in Wuhan, a typical city in central China. Data were obtained from a regional epidemiological database, which is the 2015 Epidemiological Survey of people under 65 years in 144 communities. The prevalence of hypertension was analyzed in five components based on the WHO framework (land use, transport, accessibility, green space, and socioeconomic status). Results indicated built environment factors have significant correlations with the prevalence of hypertension ( p < 0.01). The road network density, gymnasium cost, income, medical facilities cost, walkability index, and land use mix (LUM) were statistically significant. Other indicators did not pass the significance test. The spatial models fit better than the multivariate linear model.

Keywords: healthy city planning; prevalence of hypertension; built environment factors; empirical research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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