Abstract: Objective To explore the epidemiological of cardiovascular disease among the elderly in Jinshui District, Zhengzhou City, and analyze the corresponding influencing factors. Methods From June to October 2021, a stratified cluster sampling method was adopted in Jinshui District, Zhengzhou City, and 10 communities or villages （5 urban sub-district and 5 villages and towns） resident elderly were randomly selected for questionnaire survey, physical examination, and blood index detection. The descriptive analysis method was used to analyze the survey results, and univariate and multivariate analysis methods were used to analyze the influencing factors of cardiovascular disease. Results A total of 1 148 elderly people completed the survey, with 557 males, accounting for 48.52%, and 591 females, accounting for 51.48%. A total of 302 cases of self-reported diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, the prevalence rate of cardiovascular disease was 26.31%, including 214 cases of hypertension, 73 cases of coronary heart disease, 15 cases of stroke, the prevalence rates were 18.64%, 6.39%, 1.31%, respectively. The results of multivariate analysis showed that age≥70 years （OR=1.705, 1.936）, male （OR=3.404）, body mass index ≥24.0 kg/m² （OR=1.359, 1.562）, occasional or frequent smoking （OR=1.592, 1.800）, education level of junior high school and above （OR=0.639, 0.602）, insufficient exercise （OR=2.469）, hyperlipidemia （OR=2.420）, and hyperglycemia （OR=2.877） were the risk factors for cardiovascular disease among people aged ≥60 years in this area. Conclusion The community elderly in Jinshui District, Zhengzhou City has a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease. For the influencing factors of cardiovascular disease, active intervention should be given as soon as possible to improve the health status of the elderly and alleviate the burden of the disease.

Key words: Elderly, Cardiovascular disease, Hypertension, Disease burden, Influencing factor