Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of hypertensive adults by insurance type. Data from Mexico national health and nutrition survey, 2005. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
| Characteristic | All social security (n=3403) | Study population | P value (χ2 test) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insured through Seguro Popular (n=1065) | Uninsured (n=2967) | |||
| Men | 1365 (40.1) | 390 (36.6) | 1171 (39.5) | 0.102 |
| Women | 2038 (59.9) | 675 (63.4) | 1796 (60.5) | |
| Age (years): | ||||
| 20-39 | 394 (11.6) | 178 (16.7) | 490 (16.5) | 0.009 |
| 40-59 | 1290 (37.9) | 461 (43.3) | 1192 (40.2) | |
| 60-79 | 1476 (43.4) | 371 (34.8) | 1042 (35.1) | |
| ≥80 | 243 (7.1) | 55 (5.2) | 243 (8.2) | |
| Permanent income*: | ||||
| 1st fifth | 266 (7.9) | 368 (34.6) | 844 (28.5) | <0.001 |
| 2nd fifth | 499 (14.8) | 308 (28.9) | 716 (24.1) | |
| 3rd fifth | 665 (19.7) | 199 (18.7) | 521 (17.6) | |
| 4th fifth | 930 (27.6) | 141 (13.2) | 533 (18.0) | |
| 5th fifth | 1016 (30.1) | 49 (4.6) | 353 (11.9) | |
| Marginality index†: | ||||
| 1st fifth | 299 (8.8) | 331 (31.1) | 828 (27.9) | <0.001 |
| 2nd fifth | 670 (19.7) | 407 (38.2) | 820 (27.6) | |
| 3rd fifth | 771 (22.7) | 203 (19.1) | 536 (19.0) | |
| 4th fifth | 906 (26.6) | 70 (6.6) | 467 (15.7) | |
| 5th fifth | 757 (22.3) | 54 (5.1) | 289 (9.7) | |
| Area of residence: | ||||
| Urban | 2970 (87.3) | 534 (50.1) | 1930 (65.0) | <0.001 |
| Rural | 433 (12.7) | 531 (49.9) | 1037 (35.0) | |
| Region: | ||||
| Border | 872 (25.6) | 151 (14.2) | 405 (13.7) | <0.001 |
| North | 796 (23.4) | 238 (22.4) | 648 (21.8) | |
| Central | 813 (23.9) | 355 (33.3) | 844 (28.5) | |
| Mexico City | 219 (6.4) | 15 (1.4) | 148 (5.0) | |
| South | 703 (20.7) | 306 (28.7) | 922 (31.1) | |
| Not indigenous | 2876 (84.7) | 831 (78.0) | 2247 (75.7) | 0.131 |
| Indigenous | 521 (15.3) | 234 (22.0) | 720 (24.3) | |
| Non-indigenous language | 3250 (95.5) | 965 (90.6) | 2676 (90.2) | 0.692 |
| Indigenous language | 152 (4.5) | 100 (9.4) | 291 (9.8) | |
| Education: | ||||
| None or preschool | 390 (11.5) | 267 (25.1) | 722 (24.3) | <0.001 |
| Primary | 1819 (53.7) | 644 (60.5) | 1619 (54.6) | |
| Secondary | 619 (18.3) | 128 (12.0) | 402 (13.6) | |
| Higher education | 558 (16.5) | 26 (2.4) | 224 (7.6) | |
Numbers may not add to 100% because of rounding. Data are unweighted.
*From poorest (1st fifth) to richest (5th fifth).
†From most marginalised (1st fifth) to least marginalised (5th fifth).