Table 1.
Prevalence of hypertension among men and women age 15 and over, according to background characteristics, India, 2019-21
| Background characteristics | Men | Women | Overall | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of hypertension (%) | Weighted sample | Prevalence of hypertension (%) | Weighted sample | Prevalence of hypertension (%) | Weighted sample | ||||||
| Total | 24.1 | 7,85,611 | 21.2 | 9,22,630 | 22.6 | 17,08,241 | |||||
| Age of Household Member | |||||||||||
| 15–29 | 8.3 | 2,63,624 | 4.8 | 3,25,911 | 6.4 | 5,89,534 | |||||
| 30–44 | 21.6 | 2,12,674 | 15.4 | 2,55,549 | 18.2 | 4,68,223 | |||||
| 45–59 | 34.2 | 1,69,044 | 34.1 | 1,99,619 | 34.2 | 3,68,663 | |||||
| 60 and over | 45.5 | 1,40,188 | 51.3 | 1,41,410 | 48.4 | 2,81,598 | |||||
| Type of Place of Residence | |||||||||||
| Urban | 26.7 | 2,52,345 | 23.4 | 2,89,463 | 25.0 | 5,41,808 | |||||
| Rural | 22.9 | 5,33,266 | 20.2 | 6,33,168 | 21.4 | 11,66,433 | |||||
| Region of Residence | |||||||||||
| North | 24.8 | 1,07,673 | 20.6 | 1,26,859 | 22.5 | 2,34,533 | |||||
| Central | 22.6 | 1,90,448 | 19.3 | 2,24,242 | 20.8 | 4,14,690 | |||||
| East | 20.7 | 1,66,058 | 18.6 | 2,05,101 | 19.5 | 3,71,160 | |||||
| Northeast | 23.0 | 26,791 | 20.4 | 30,061 | 21.6 | 56,852 | |||||
| West | 22.6 | 1,25,109 | 21.9 | 1,34,099 | 22.3 | 2,59,207 | |||||
| South | 30.0 | 1,69,531 | 26.1 | 2,02,268 | 27.9 | 3,71,799 | |||||
| Religion of The Household Head | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 24.0 | 6,54,793 | 20.9 | 7,62,342 | 22.4 | 14,17,134 | |||||
| Muslim | 21.6 | 88,190 | 20.9 | 1,10,402 | 21.2 | 1,98,592 | |||||
| Others | 30.4 | 42,627 | 26.6 | 49,887 | 28.4 | 92,515 | |||||
| Caste/Tribe of The Household Head | |||||||||||
| None of them# | 26.2 | 2,04,388 | 23.8 | 2,39,551 | 24.9 | 4,43,940 | |||||
| Schedule Caste (SC) | 22.9 | 1,70,280 | 19.4 | 2,01,453 | 21.0 | 3,71,732 | |||||
| Schedule Tribe (ST) | 22.3 | 75,903 | 19.6 | 86,936 | 20.9 | 1,62,838 | |||||
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 23.9 | 3,35,040 | 21.0 | 3,94,691 | 22.3 | 7,29,731 | |||||
| Current Marital Status | |||||||||||
| Married | 29.3 | 5,43,247 | 20.9 | 6,48,239 | 24.7 | 11,91,486 | |||||
| Unmarried | 12.6 | 2,42,282 | 21.9 | 2,74,250 | 17.6 | 5,16,532 | |||||
| Highest Educational Level Attained | |||||||||||
| Non-literate | 29.3 | 1,27,157 | 30.9 | 3,09,481 | 30.4 | 4,36,638 | |||||
| Primary | 28.7 | 1,13,329 | 26.3 | 1,26,143 | 27.4 | 2,39,472 | |||||
| Secondary | 21.9 | 4,13,798 | 14.5 | 3,79,091 | 18.4 | 7,92,889 | |||||
| Higher | 22.0 | 1,30,726 | 10.9 | 1,07,557 | 17.0 | 2,38,283 | |||||
| Wealth Index | |||||||||||
| Poorest | 19.6 | 1,40,038 | 18.5 | 1,74,228 | 19.0 | 3,14,266 | |||||
| Poorer | 20.9 | 1,53,985 | 19.1 | 1,83,719 | 19.9 | 3,37,704 | |||||
| Middle | 23.3 | 1,64,343 | 21.1 | 1,88,752 | 22.1 | 3,53,095 | |||||
| Richer | 26.2 | 1,66,409 | 22.5 | 1,90,920 | 24.2 | 3,57,329 | |||||
| Richest | 29.8 | 1,60,836 | 24.8 | 1,85,012 | 27.1 | 3,45,847 | |||||
| Smokes or Uses Tobacco | |||||||||||
| No | 22.4 | 4,76,082 | 20.3 | 8,38,898 | 21.1 | 13,14,981 | |||||
| Yes | 26.8 | 3,08,509 | 30.7 | 83,616 | 27.6 | 3,92,125 | |||||
| Drinks Alcohol | |||||||||||
| No | 22.7 | 6,32,474 | 21.1 | 9,10,500 | 21.7 | 15,42,973 | |||||
| Yes | 30.2 | 1,52,011 | 30.7 | 12,024 | 30.2 | 1,64,035 | |||||
| Body Mass Index (BMI in kg/m 2 ) | |||||||||||
| Normal (BMI 18.5–24.9) | 15.9 | 54,684 | 9.4 | 3,79,292 | 10.3 | 4,33,976 | |||||
| Thin (BMI < 18.5) | 8.0 | 13,911 | 5.9 | 1,21,729 | 6.1 | 1,35,640 | |||||
| Overweight (BMI 25.0-29.9) | 30.3 | 16,957 | 19.2 | 1,14,894 | 20.6 | 1,31,851 | |||||
| Obese (BMI ≥ 30.0) | 39.4 | 3,571 | 27.9 | 41,291 | 28.8 | 44,862 | |||||
| BMI not measured | 24.9 | 6,96,488 | 44.9 | 2,65,424 | 30.4 | 9,61,912 | |||||
| Waist Circumference | |||||||||||
| Normal (women: (≤ 80 cm); men (≤ 94 cm)) | 15.6 | 78,375 | 7.6 | 3,91,157 | 8.9 | 4,69,532 | |||||
| Increased risk of metabolic complications (women: (> 80 cm); men (> 94 cm)) | 38.5 | 10,851 | 17.6 | 2,66,096 | 18.4 | 2,76,947 | |||||
| Not measured | 24.9 | 6,96,384 | 44.9 | 2,65,378 | 30.4 | 9,61,762 | |||||
| Random Blood Glucose Level | |||||||||||
| Normal (≤ 140 mg/dl) | 20.0 | 6,56,638 | 17.2 | 7,88,905 | 18.5 | 14,45,543 | |||||
| High (> 140 mg/dl) | 40.3 | 1,11,570 | 40.1 | 1,11,794 | 40.2 | 2,23,364 | |||||
| Not measured | 78.6 | 17,402 | 69.4 | 21,932 | 73.3 | 39,334 | |||||
Note# Including those who do not belong to any caste/tribe, or have chosen not to respond