Objective To determine the complications of hypertension among local residents in Minhang district of Shanghai， and provide scientific evidence for key preventive intervention.
Methods We retrieved the data from the electronic health records， in which hypertensive patients were included for community-based management， in Minhang district of Shanghai from January 1st， 2014 to December 31st， 2018. A total of 38 599 hypertensive patients who had not had hypertension related clinical symptom when included in the electronic health records were enrolled in our study. Chi-square test and Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test were used to determine the complications of hypertension.
Results The incidence proportion of complications was 10.77%， of which cerebrovascular damage was the highest （7.44%）， followed by cardiac damage （3.55%） and peripheral vascular damage （0.81%）. The incidence proportions in patients aged 18‒59， 60‒69， 70 and above were 5.53%， 9.61% and 16.19%， respectively. There was significant difference in the incidence proportions of complications among age groups （χ²=668.670， P<0.05）. Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test showed that in the hypertensive patients aged 60‒69， the incidence proportion of complications in females was lower than that in males （χ²=5.937， P<0.05）. However， in those aged above 70， the incidence proportion of complications in females was higher than that in males （χ²=11.619， P<0.05）.
Conclusion In patients with hypertension， the incidence proportions of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases remains relatively high in Minhang district of Shanghai. Additionally， both age and gender have influence on the incidence of complications.
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