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Table 2 Description of study sample according to awareness among those with hypertension

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

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)  
  1. Number are presented along with column percentage unless otherwise specified