Table 5.
Prevalence of screen-detected hypertension, stratified by sex
| BP, mmHg | Total, n | Women n = 2,220 |
Men n = 2,297 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | ||
| First systolic BP reading* | |||||
| Higher reading arm | |||||
| < 140 | 1,896 (42.0) | 1,036 (46.7) | 44.60-48.75 | 860 (37.4) | 35.48–39.44 |
| 140–159 | 1,548 (34.3) | 692 (31.2) | 29.28–33.13 | 856 (37.3) | 35.31–39.26 |
| ≥ 160 | 1,073 (23.7) | 492 (22.1) | 20.48–23.94 | 581 (25.3) | 23.56–27.11 |
| Lower reading arm | |||||
| < 140 | 2,550 (56.5) | 1,351 (60.9) | 58.81–62.87 | 1,199 (52.2) | 50.15–54.24 |
| 140–159 | 1,280 (28.3) | 556 (25.0) | 23.29–26.89 | 724 (31.5) | 29.65–33.45 |
| ≥ 160 | 687 (15.2) | 313 (14.1) | 12.71–15.61 | 374 (16.3) | 14.83–17.85 |
| First systolic and/or diastolic BP reading* | |||||
| Higher reading arm | |||||
| < 140 / 90 | 1,793 (39.7) | 998 (45.0) | 42.90-47.03 | 795 (34.6) | 32.69–36.58 |
| 140–159 /90–99 | 1,600 (35.4) | 719 (32.4) | 30.47–34.36 | 881 (38.4) | 36.39–40.36 |
| ≥ 160 and/or ≥ 100 | 1,124 (24.9) | 503 (22.6) | 20.96–24.45 | 621 (27.0) | 25.26–28.89 |
| Lower reading arm | |||||
| < 140 / 90 | 2,466 (54.6) | 1,320 (59.5) | 57.40-61.48 | 1,146 (49.9) | 47.85–51.94 |
| 140–159 / 90–99 | 1,343 (29.7) | 582 (26.2) | 24.43–28.09 | 761 (33.1) | 31.23–35.08 |
| ≥ 160 / 100 | 708 (15.7) | 318 (14.3) | 12.93–15.84 | 39 (17.0) | 15.50-18.57 |
| Second and third systolic and/or diastolic BPs in higher reading arm* | |||||
| Mean | |||||
| < 140 / 90 | 2,394 (53.0) | 1,283 (57.8) | 55.73–59.83 | 1,111 (48.4) | 46.33–50.41 |
| 140–159 / 90–99 | 1,463 (32.4) | 639 (28.8) | 26.94–30.70 | 824 (35.9) | 33.94–37.86 |
| ≥ 160 / 100 | 660 (14.6) | 298 (13.4) | 12.07–14.91 | 362 (15.7) | 14.33–17.31 |
Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; CI, confidence interval
* Missing, n = 0