Table 2. Percentage (%) of awareness, treatment and control of hypertension by socio-demographics and those with and without risk factors.
| Variables | Hypertension (n = 2133)a | Awareness (n = 899)b | Treatment (n = 899)b | Control (n = 221)c |
| Age groups (yrs): 50–59 (reference) | 34.6 | 31.5 | 27.8 | 21.7 |
| 60–69 | 41.5* | 30.4 | 26.4 | 34.1 |
| 70–79 | 51.0* | 25.5 | 21.7 | 34.5 |
| 80– | 52.5* | 17.7 | 14.5 | 33.3 |
| Gender: Men (reference) | 41.7 | 27.4 | 23.7 | 28.9 |
| Women | 42.4 | 28.9 | 25.1 | 31.0 |
| Education level: No school (reference) | 46.0 | 27.2 | 22.3 | 34.6 |
| Primary school | 42.2 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 25.0 |
| Junior high school | 42.4 | 29.2 | 26.2 | 27.5 |
| Senior high school | 36.6* | 31.2 | 26.1 | 26.8 |
| Junior college and above | 32.9 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 40.0 |
| Body weight: normal (reference) | 41.6 | 26.8 | 23.3 | 30.1 |
| Leanness | 34.8* | 12.5* | 10.7* | 25.0 |
| Overweight | 50.7* | 43.1* | 36.6* | 32.1 |
| Obesity | 61.8* | 52.4* | 47.6* | 30.0 |
| Cigarette smoking: no (reference) | 40.5 | 29.7 | 26.3 | 29.3 |
| Smoking | 46.7* | 25.1 | 20.5 | 31.5 |
| Alcohol consumption: no (reference) | 39.6 | 26.0 | 22.9 | 28.9 |
| Yes | 54.1* | 36.4* | 30.1* | 33.9 |
| Family history of HBP: no (reference) | 31.9 | 27.3 | 23.9 | 33.9 |
| Yes | 74.7* | 33.8 | 28.3 | 24.4 |
a
Among all the participants, b Among participants with hypertension, c Among participants taking medications for their hypertension. * P<0.005 in education level (P<0.05/10), P<0.0083 in the body weight group and age group (P<0.05/6), P<0.05 in cigarette smoking group, alcohol consuming group and family history of HBP (compared with the reference by Chi-square test).