TABLE 2.
The proportion of adult hypertensive respondents with cardiovascular risk factors by antihypertensive treatment status (Canadian Community Health Survey, 2005)
| Not treated, n (%)
|
Treated, n (%)
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Age 20–39 years | (n=650) | (n=614) | P |
| Diabetes | 25 (3.5) | 81 (11.6) | <0.0001 |
| Physical inactivity | 307 (48.1) | 358 (58.5) | <0.0001 |
| Obesity (BMI >30 kg/m2) | 221 (27.4) | 253 (39.4) | <0.0001 |
| Daily smoking | 220 (32.6) | 137 (17.7) | <0.0001 |
| Age 40–59 years | (n=1192) | (n=6240) | |
| Diabetes | 64 (4.3) | 1138 (17.1) | <0.0001 |
| Physical inactivity | 645 (52.9) | 3584 (57.7) | <0.0001 |
| Obesity (BMI >30 kg/m2) | 376 (29.0) | 2476 (35.9) | <0.0001 |
| Daily smoking | 367 (25.7) | 1288 (18.3) | <0.0001 |
| Age >60 years | (n=666) | (n=15,308) | |
| Diabetes | 80 (11.3) | 3125 (19.7) | <0.0001 |
| Physical inactivity | 394 (59.0) | 9365 (58.7) | 0.30 |
| Obesity (BMI >30 kg/m2) | 135 (20.2) | 3616 (23.1) | <0.0001 |
| Daily smoking | 88 (10.0) | 1452 (8.2) | <0.0001 |
All percentages were weighted using Statistics Canada’s bootstrap method, and frequencies were not weighted. BMI Body mass index