Table 1. Characteristics of All Adult (≥18 Years) Respondents (N = 54,353) and Those With Self-Reported Hypertension, VIGITEL, 2008.
| Characteristic | Self-Reported Hypertension, % (95% CI)a | All Respondents, % (95% CI)a |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 26.3 (25.3–27.4) | 53.9 (52.8–55.0) |
| Male | 21.0 (19.7–22.3) | 46.1 (45.0–47.2) |
| Age, y | ||
| 18–24 | 6.5 (4.8–8.1) | 21.5 (20.2–22.8) |
| 25–34 | 11.2 (9.7–12.6) | 25.3 (24.4–26.3) |
| 35–44 | 21.1 (19.6–22.7) | 21.3 (20.5–22.0) |
| 45–54 | 37.1 (35.1–39.1) | 14.6 (14.0–15.2) |
| 55–64 | 52.1 (49.6–54.6) | 8.7 (8.2–9.1) |
| ≥65 | 61.1 (58.7–63.4) | 8.6 (8.2–9.0) |
| Education, y | ||
| 0–9 | 29.9 (28.5–31.4) | 55.1 (54.1–56.2) |
| 10–12 | 15.6 (14.8–16.5) | 29.6 (28.7–30.4) |
| >12 | 18.1 (16.7–19.4) | 15.3 (14.7–15.8) |
| Overweight or obese (BMI ≥25 kg/m2) | 34.2 (32.8–35.6) | 44.2 (43.1–45.3) |
| Dyslipidemia | 50.0 (48.0–52.0) | 16.8 (16.1–17.5) |
| Cardiac event | 73.9 (69.4–78.4) | 2.8 (2.5–3.1) |
| Diabetes | 70.5 (67.4–73.6) | 5.5 (5.1–5.9) |
| Sufficiently active during leisure time | 20.6 (18.9–22.4) | 15.0 (14.3–15.7) |
Abbreviations: VIGITEL, Sistema de Vigilância de Fatores de Risco e Proteção para Doenças Crônicas por Inquérito Telefônico (Telephone-based Surveillance of Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases); CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index.
a
Values are weighted to adjust for the sociodemographic distribution of the sample population to the adult population for each city in the 2000 Demographic Census.