Table 2 Description of study sample according to awareness among those with hypertension
Variables | Total (n = 3551) | Awareness | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 1508) | No (n = 2043) | p-value | ||
Mean Systolic BP (SE), mmHg | 145.8 (0.43) | 148.0 (0.77) | 144.0 (0.42) | < 0.001 |
Mean diastolic BP (SE), mmHg | 91.5 (0.21) | 90.8 (0.37) | 92.0 (0.21) | 0.004 |
Age (in years) | ||||
Mean (SE) | 49.0 (0.30) | 52.1 (0.41) | 46.8 (0.41) | < 0.001 |
18 to 34 | 738 (20.8) | 214 (14.2) | 524 (25.6) | < 0.001 |
35 to 44 | 735 (20.7) | 275 (18.3) | 460 (22.5) | |
45 to 54 | 698 (19.7) | 320 (21.2) | 379 (18.5) | |
55 to 64 | 680 (19.1) | 361 (23.9) | 319 (15.6) | |
65 or more | 700 (19.7) | 338 (22.4) | 362 (17.7) | |
Gender | ||||
Female | 2088 (58.8) | 1018 (67.5) | 1070 (52.4) | < 0.001 |
Male | 1463 (41.2) | 490 (32.5) | 973 (47.6) | |
Diabetes | ||||
Mean fasting plasma glucose (SE), mmol/L | 6.0 (0.05) | 6.2 (0.07) | 5.9 (0.06) | < 0.001 |
No | 2786 (83.4) | 1104 (77.7) | 1682 (87.7) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 553 (16.6) | 316 (22.3) | 237 (12.3) | |
Overweight/Obesity | ||||
Mean body mass index (SE), Kg/m2 | 23.7 (0.09) | 24.4 (0.13) | 23.2 (0.12) | < 0.001 |
No | 1573 (45.2) | 572 (38.7) | 1001 (50.1) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 1904 (54.8) | 905 (61.3) | 999 (49.9) | |
Education level | ||||
No Formal Education | 1211 (34.1) | 524 (34.7) | 687 (33.6) | 0.27 |
Primary | 1047 (29.5) | 456 (30.3) | 591 (28.9) | |
Secondary | 877 (24.7) | 369 (24.5) | 507 (24.8) | |
College or above | 416 (11.7) | 158 (10.5) | 258 (12.6) | |
Wealth Quintile | ||||
Poorest | 584 (16.4) | 190 (12.6) | 394 (19.3) | < 0.001 |
Poorer | 638 (18.0) | 232 (15.4) | 406 (19.8) | |
Middle | 705 (19.8) | 295 (19.6) | 410 (20.0) | |
Richer | 723 (20.4) | 333 (22.1) | 390 (19.1) | |
Richest | 902 (25.4) | 458 (30.4) | 444 (21.7) | |
Place of residence | ||||
Urban | 1009 (28.4) | 470 (31.2) | 539 (26.4) | 0.006 |
Rural | 2542 (71.6) | 1037 (68.8) | 1505 (73.6) | |
Division of Residence | ||||
Dhaka | 730 (20.5) | 332 (22.0) | 398 (19.5) | 0.005 |
Barishal | 234 (6.6) | 104 (6.9) | 130 (6.4) | |
Chattagram | 666 (18.8) | 296 (19.7) | 370 (18.1) | |
Khulna | 474 (13.3) | 208 (13.8) | 266 (13.0) | |
Mymensingh | 252 (7.1) | 107 (7.1) | 145 (7.1) | |
Rajshahi | 503 (14.2) | 196 (13.0) | 307 (15.0) | |
Rangpur | 473 (13.3) | 157 (10.4) | 316 (15.5) | |
Sylhet | 220 (6.2) | 107 (7.1) | 112 (5.5) | |