Table 1.

Difference in life expectancy (LE) and health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) between females and males with and without hypertension (HTN) for selected ages, Canada, 2004 to 2006. (Dataset for this study excluded Quebec, Nunavut and Northwest Territories.)

	LE(F)-LE(M)	HALE(F)-HALE(M)
At age of 20 years
With HTN	5.2*	1.8**
Without HTN	4.4*	2.2*
At age of 55 years
With HTN	4.2*	2.5*
Without HTN	3.6*	1.8*
At age of 85 years
With HTN	2.0	0.9
Without HTN	1.7	0.8

*Statistically significant (P-value <  .0001).

**Statistically significant (P-value <  .05).