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. 2024 Mar 27;4(3):e0003019. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003019

Table 3. Individual characteristics of overall samplea.

Total Pooled Sample Hypertension Only Diabetes Only Hypertension-Diabetes
Characteristic  Unweighted, N Weighted, % Unweighted, N Weighted, % Unweighted, N Weighted, % Unweighted, N Weighted, %
Overall b 280,783 89,906 11,958 16,210
    Female 205,591 52.8 64,655 54.1 7,979 53.2 10,908 57.5
    Age (years)
        40–49 211,925 48.0 60,933 41.0 8,171 45.3 7,979 28.6
        50–59 45,559 33.9 17,867 36.8 2,557 36.6 4,579 41.4
        60–69 23,300 18.1 11,106 22.2 1,230 18.1 3,652 30.1
    Education
        No schooling 107,461 22.2 30,657 21.4 3,348 15.3 3,905 16.0
        Primary 66,361 36.9 22,563 36.7 3,189 37.1 4,606 35.9
        Secondary or higher 105,962 40.9 36,338 41.9 5,337 47.6 7,552 48.1
    BMI (kg/m2)
        <18.5 31,744 6.6 6,426 4.5 811 3.6 355 1.3
        18.5–<25.0 140,762 40.3 39,084 34.7 4,798 31.6 4,226 19.8
        25.0–<30.0 69,850 28.8 27,025 30.9 3,864 33.5 5,742 31.3
        ≥30.0 36,962 24.3 16,875 29.9 2,353 31.3 5,684 47.6
    Current tobacco smoker 62,926 20.3 18,517 18.0 2,509 21.1 2,555 15.2

a Individuals aged -69 years old with non-missing diabetes biomarkers and blood pressure measurements who reported not being pregnant were included. Proportions are calculated using weights provided by the individual surveys, readjusted such that each country is weighted equally.

bAmong the total pooled sample, 89,906 (38.9% of the population-weighted sample) lived with hypertension only, 11,958 (4.9%) lived with diabetes only, and 16,210 (9.4%) lived with both hypertension and diabetes (hypertension-diabetes).