Variables | Afghanistan (n = 3,350) | Bangladesh (n = 6,847) | Bhutan (N = 5,164) | Nepal (n = 4,894) | Sri Lanka (n = 4,158) | |||||
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Hypertensive | Normotensive | Hypertensive | Normotensive | Hypertensive | Normotensive | Hypertensive | Normotensive | Hypertensive | Normotensive | |
Age group | ||||||||||
 18–29 | 22.02 | 77.98 | 9.7 | 90.3 | 10.81 | 89.19 | 14.9 | 85.1 | 9.88 | 90.12 |
 30–49 | 32.22 | 67.78 | 23.34 | 76.66 | 33.99 | 66.01 | 28.14 | 71.86 | 24.54 | 75.46 |
 50–69 | 50.2 | 49.8 | 38.49 | 61.51 | 51.57 | 48.43 | 45.74 | 54.26 | 51.69 | 48.31 |
p-value |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |
Gender | ||||||||||
 Male | 26.24 | 73.76 | 17.33 | 82.67 | 32.59 | 67.41 | 32.37 | 67.63 | 25.82 | 74.18 |
 Female | 36.84 | 63.16 | 25.79 | 74.21 | 23.91 | 76.09 | 21.83 | 78.17 | 28.55 | 71.45 |
p-value |  < 0.01 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  | 0.1074 |  |
Education | ||||||||||
 No formal schooling | 36.21 | 63.79 | 24.53 | 75.47 | 35.76 | 64.24 | 33.02 | 66.98 | 39.83 | 60.17 |
 Up to primary | 32.83 | 67.17 | 20.09 | 79.91 | 31.06 | 68.94 | 29.05 | 70.95 | 34.11 | 65.89 |
 Up to secondary | 17.75 | 82.25 | 20.48 | 79.52 | 18.21 | 81.79 | 18.96 | 81.04 | 25.9 | 74.1 |
 College and higher | 9.34 | 90.66 | 20.4 | 79.6 | 32.5 | 67.5 | 24.63 | 75.37 | 21.54 | 78.46 |
p-value | 0.055 | Â | 0.055 | Â | 0.055 | Â | 0.055 | Â | 0.055 | Â |
Current smoking | ||||||||||
 Yes | 26.95 | 73.05 | 14.16 | 85.84 | 22.01 | 77.99 | 32.72 | 67.28 | 25.75 | 74.25 |
 No | 31.25 | 68.75 | 23.94 | 76.06 | 29.42 | 70.58 | 25.48 | 74.52 | 27.37 | 72.63 |
p-value | 0.5514 |  |  < 0.001 |  | 0.0124 |  | 0.003 |  | 0.5198 |  |
Alcohol use in last 30Â days | ||||||||||
 Yes | 50.07 | 49.93 | 13.42 | 86.58 | 33.21 | 66.79 | 36.7 | 63.3 | 29.48 | 70.52 |
 No | 30.74 | 69.26 | 22.35 | 77.65 | 21.65 | 78.35 | 22.65 | 77.35 | 26 | 74 |
p-value | 0.232 |  | 0.0024 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  | 0.0598 |  |
Sufficient fruit and vegetable intake | ||||||||||
 Yes | 29.37 | 70.63 | 18.99 | 81.01 | 27.29 | 72.71 | 22.96 | 77.04 | 29.28 | 70.72 |
 No | 31.04 | 68.96 | 22.34 | 77.66 | 29.44 | 70.56 | 27.33 | 72.67 | 25.1 | 74.9 |
p-value | 0.7622 | Â | 0.0506 | Â | 0.2175 | Â | 0.2034 | Â | 0.0194 | Â |
Adequate physical activity | ||||||||||
 Yes | 24.43 | 75.57 | 14.29 | 85.71 | 24.51 | 75.49 | 26.72 | 73.28 | 21.66 | 78.34 |
 No | 31.82 | 68.18 | 23.2 | 76.8 | 29.7 | 70.3 | 26.8 | 73.2 | 27.74 | 72.26 |
p-value | 0.1282 |  |  < 0.001 |  | 0.0223 |  | 0.9788 |  | 0.0472 |  |
Diabetes | ||||||||||
 No | 26.73 | 73.27 | 19.18 | 80.82 | 27.79 | 72.21 | 25.6 | 74.4 | 24.18 | 75.82 |
 Yes | 62.55 | 37.45 | 49.38 | 50.62 | 59.15 | 40.85 | 45.25 | 54.75 | 53.05 | 46.95 |
p-value |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |
BMI category | ||||||||||
 Under weight | 10.39 | 82.5 | 9.16 | 84.28 | 8.41 | 81.91 | 16.5 | 78.32 | 17.21 | 80.5 |
 Normal Weight | 17.5 | 89.61 | 15.72 | 90.84 | 18.09 | 91.59 | 21.68 | 83.5 | 19.5 | 82.79 |
 Overweight | 29.06 | 70.94 | 29.17 | 70.83 | 29.95 | 70.05 | 29.82 | 70.18 | 32.55 | 67.45 |
 Obesity | 55.26 | 44.74 | 38.96 | 61.04 | 43.36 | 56.64 | 46.83 | 53.17 | 47.68 | 52.32 |
p-value |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |
Abdominal Obesity | ||||||||||
 No | 16.08 | 83.92 | 15.19 | 84.81 | 22.96 | 77.04 | 22.12 | 77.88 | 19.96 | 80.04 |
 Yes | 43.66 | 56.34 | 38.22 | 61.78 | 38.21 | 61.79 | 37.61 | 62.39 | 38.3 | 61.7 |
p-value |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |
Abdominal obesity, body mass index | ||||||||||
 No, Normal | 13.95 | 86.05 | 14.27 | 85.73 | 17.82 | 82.18 | 20.81 | 79.19 | 18.59 | 81.41 |
 No, Underweight | 7.25 | 92.75 | 9.14 | 90.86 | 8.11 | 91.89 | 16.45 | 83.55 | 16.85 | 83.15 |
 No, Overweight | 20.27 | 79.73 | 22.48 | 77.52 | 27.95 | 72.05 | 27.3 | 72.7 | 26.15 | 73.85 |
 No, Obesity | 33.94 | 66.06 | 28.6 | 71.4 | 45.89 | 54.11 | 29.32 | 70.68 | 25.76 | 74.24 |
 Yes, Normal | 28.2 | 71.8 | 40.76 | 59.24 | 22.27 | 77.73 | 27.12 | 72.88 | 23.32 | 76.68 |
 Yes, Underweight | 22.37 | 77.63 | 10.08 | 89.92 | 25.24 | 74.76 | 18.56 | 81.44 | 23.16 | 76.84 |
 Yes, Overweight | 34.99 | 65.01 | 36.96 | 63.04 | 33.5 | 66.5 | 33.06 | 66.94 | 37.01 | 62.99 |
 Yes, Obesity | 57.67 | 42.33 | 39.83 | 60.17 | 42.91 | 57.09 | 51.22 | 48.78 | 50.63 | 49.37 |
p-value |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |  < 0.001 |  |