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Table 1 Distribution of the study sample according to presence of hypertension

From: Prevalence, awareness, and control of hypertension among Bangladeshi adults: an analysis of demographic and health survey 2017–18

Variables

Total (n = 12,926)

Hypertension

Yes (n = 3551)

No (n = 9375)

p-value

Mean systolic BP (SE), mmHg

122.3 (0.25)

145.8 (0.42)

113.5 (0.15)

< 0.001

Mean diastolic BP (SE), mmHg

80.2 (0.14)

91.5 (0.21)

76.0 (0.11)

< 0.001

Age (in years)

 Mean (SE)

39.6 (0.15)

49.0 (0.30)

36.2 (0.17)

< 0.001

 18 to 34

5787 (44.8)

738 (20.8)

5049 (53.9)

< 0.001

 35 to 44

2585 (20)

735 (20.7)

1850 (19.7)

 

 45 to 54

1815 (14)

698 (19.7)

1116 (11.9)

 

 55 to 64

1454 (11.3)

680 (19.1)

775 (8.3)

 

 65 or more

1285 (9.9)

700 (19.7)

585 (6.2)

 

Gender

 Female

7343 (56.8)

2088 (58.8)

5255 (56.1)

0.01

 Male

5583 (43.2)

1463 (41.2)

4120 (43.9)

 

Diabetes

 Mean fasting plasma glucose (SE), mmol/L

5.7 (0.02)

6.0 (0.05)

5.6 (0.02)

< 0.001

 No

10,893 (90.1)

2786 (83.4)

8107 (92.6)

< 0.001

 Yes

1199 (9.9)

553 (16.6)

646 (7.4)

 

Overweight/Obesity

 Mean body mass index (SE), Kg/m2

22.4 (0.06)

23.7 (0.09)

21.9 (0.06)

< 0.001

 No

7640 (59.8)

1573 (45.2)

6067 (65.3)

< 0.001

 Yes

5129 (40.2)

1904 (54.8)

3225 (34.7)

 

Education level

 No formal education

3444 (26.6)

1211 (34.1)

2233 (23.8)

< 0.001

 Primary

3839 (29.7)

1047 (29.5)

2792 (29.8)

 

 Secondary

3790 (29.3)

877 (24.7)

2914 (31.1)

 

 College or above

1853 (14.3)

416 (11.7)

1437 (15.3)

 

Wealth quintile

 Poorest

2459 (19.0)

584 (16.4)

1875 (20)

< 0.001

 Poorer

2534 (19.6)

638 (18)

1897 (20.2)

 

 Middle

2635 (20.4)

705 (19.8)

1930 (20.6)

 

 Richer

2560 (19.8)

723 (20.4)

1837 (19.6)

 

 Richest

2738 (21.2)

902 (25.4)

1836 (19.6)

 

Place of residence

 Urban

3542 (27.4)

1009 (28.4)

2533 (27)

0.19

 Rural

9383 (72.6)

2542 (71.6)

6842 (73)

 

Division of residence

 Dhaka

3096 (23.9)

730 (20.5)

2366 (25.2)

< 0.001

 Barishal

718 (5.6)

234 (6.6)

484 (5.2)

 

 Chattagram

2237 (17.3)

666 (18.8)

1571 (16.8)

 

 Khulna

1586 (12.3)

474 (13.3)

1113 (11.9)

 

 Mymensingh

1067 (8.3)

252 (7.1)

815 (8.7)

 

 Rajshahi

1829 (14.2)

503 (14.2)

1326 (14.1)

 

 Rangpur

1552 (12)

473 (13.3)

1079 (11.5)

 

 Sylhet

840 (6.5)

220 (6.2)

621 (6.6)

 
  1. SE Standard error