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Table 2 Prevalence of self-reported hypertension by selected factors among women in South Africa

From: Determinants of self-reported hypertension among women in South Africa: evidence from the population-based survey

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

  

0.071

 Not employed

3,254 (70.7)

1,042 (73.2)

 

 Employed

1,349 (29.3)

382 (26.8)

 

Covered by health insurance

  

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

  

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

  

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

  

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)

 
  1. aFrequency of viewing television, listening to radio, and reading newspaper; bOther comorbidities for self-reported hypertension (self-reported diabetes or self-reported hypercholesterolemia)