Characteristic | Self-reported hypertension | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|
No (n = 4,603) | Yes (n = 1,424) |  | |
Age (yr) |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 20–24 | 1,359 (29.5) | 38 (2.7) |  |
 25–29 | 651 (14.1) | 54 (3.8) |  |
 30–34 | 555 (12.1) | 61 (4.3) |  |
 35–39 | 441 (9.6) | 74 (5.2) |  |
 40–44 | 361 (7.8) | 98 (6.9) |  |
 45–49 | 325 (7.1) | 120 (8.4) |  |
 50 +  | 911 (19.8) | 979 (68.8) |  |
Education |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 No education/primary | 957 (20.8) | 634 (44.5) |  |
 Secondary | 3,182 (69.1) | 693 (48.7) |  |
 Tertiary | 464 (10.1) | 97 (6.8) |  |
Ethnicity |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Black/African | 3,941 (85.6) | 1,151 (80.8) |  |
 White | 180 (3.9) | 78 (5.5) |  |
 Colored and other | 482 (10.5) | 195 (13.7) |  |
Wealth |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Poorest | 993 (21.6) | 216 (15.2) |  |
 Poorer | 985 (21.4) | 254 (17.8) |  |
 Middle | 1,006 (21.9) | 340 (23.9) |  |
 Richer | 918 (19.9) | 349 (24.5) |  |
 Richest | 701 (15.2) | 265 (18.6) |  |
Marital status |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Never married | 2,627 (57.1) | 407 (28.6) |  |
 Currently married | 1,450 (31.5) | 568 (39.9) |  |
 Divorced/widowed | 526 (11.4) | 449 (31.5) |  |
Current employment | Â | Â | 0.071 |
 Not employed | 3,254 (70.7) | 1,042 (73.2) |  |
 Employed | 1,349 (29.3) | 382 (26.8) |  |
Covered by health insurance | Â | Â | 0.006 |
 No | 4,005 (87.0) | 1,198 (84.1) |  |
 Yes | 598 (13.0) | 226 (15.9) |  |
Amount of mass media exposurea |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 0 | 548 (11.9) | 177 (12.4) |  |
 1 | 763 (16.6) | 258 (18.1) |  |
 2 | 1,252 (27.2) | 471 (33.1) |  |
 3 | 2,040 (44.3) | 518 (36.4) |  |
Place of residence | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Urban | 2,485 (54.0) | 840 (59.0) |  |
 Rural | 2,118 (46.0) | 584 (41.0) |  |
Geographical region |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Western Cape | 324 (7.0) | 146 (10.3) |  |
 Eastern Cape | 560 (12.2) | 225 (15.8) |  |
 Northern Cape | 370 (8.0) | 149 (10.5) |  |
 Free State | 451 (9.8) | 195 (13.7) |  |
 Kwazulu-Natal | 803 (17.5) | 159 (11.2) |  |
 North West | 408 (8.9) | 169 (11.9) |  |
 Gauteng | 443 (9.6) | 110 (7.7) |  |
 Mpumalanga | 552 (12.0) | 141 (9.9) |  |
 Limpopo | 692 (15.0) | 130 (9.1) |  |
Perception of own weight |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Underweight | 380 (8.2) | 181 (12.7) |  |
 Normal weight | 3,653 (79.4) | 967 (67.9) |  |
 Overweight/obese | 570 (12.4) | 276 (19.4) |  |
Perception of own health |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Poor | 414 (9.0) | 352 (24.7) |  |
 Average | 1,374 (29.9) | 645 (45.3) |  |
 Good | 2,090 (45.4) | 370 (26.0) |  |
 Excellent | 725 (15.8) | 57 (4.0) |  |
Type of fruits eaten yesterday | Â | Â | 0.120 |
 None | 2,306 (50.1) | 755 (53.0) |  |
 One | 1,348 (29.3) | 382 (26.8) |  |
 Two or more | 949 (20.6) | 287 (20.2) |  |
Type of vegetables eaten yesterday | Â | Â | 0.288 |
 None | 1,844 (40.1) | 538 (37.8) |  |
 One | 1,507 (32.7) | 478 (33.5) |  |
 Two or more | 1,252 (27.2) | 408 (28.7) |  |
Frequency of eating processed meat |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Never | 444 (9.7) | 228 (16.0) |  |
 Everyday | 609 (13.2) | 104 (7.3) |  |
 At least once a week | 1,321 (28.7) | 366 (25.7) |  |
 Occasionally | 2,229 (48.4) | 726 (51.0) |  |
Frequency of eating fried foods |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Never | 325 (7.1) | 144 (10.1) |  |
 Every day | 442 (9.6) | 71 (5.0) |  |
 At least once a week | 1,532 (33.3) | 419 (29.4) |  |
 Occasionally | 2,304 (50.0) | 790 (55.5) |  |
Sugar-sweetened drinks yesterday |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 No | 3,058 (66.4) | 1,045 (73.4) |  |
 Yes | 1,545 (33.6) | 379 (26.6) |  |
Presence of other comorbiditiesb |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 No | 4,593 (99.8) | 1,370 (96.2) |  |
 Yes | 10 (0.2) | 54 (3.8) |  |