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. 2014 Feb 6;43(1):116–128. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyt215

Table 4.

Prevalence of control and adjusted model for effective control of hypertension in hypertensive participants (odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals)

Overall China Ghana India Mexico Russian Federation South Africa
(n = 17 366) (n = 7152) (n = 2303) (n = 1962) (n = 1159) (n = 2256) (n = 2129)
Prevalence of Control (%)
    Total 10.2 (9.7–10.6) 8.3 (7.7–8.9) 4.1 (3.3–4.9) 14.1 (12.6–15.6) 11.8 (10.0–13.6) 10.5 (9.3–11.7) 7.8 (6.8–8.8)
    Male 9.1 (8.5–9.7) 8.2 (7.3–9.1) 4.0 (2.9–5.1) 13.1 (11.0–15.2) 6.5 (4.4–8.6) 8.8 (7.0–10.6) 5.8 (4.5–7.1)
    Female 11.1 (10.5–11.7) 8.3 (7.4–9.2) 4.3 (3.2–5.4) 15.1 (12.9–17.3) 15.9 (13.2–18.6) 11.5 (9.9–13.1) 9.2 (7.8–10.6)
Odds Ratios
    Age (years) 50–54 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
55–59 1.45 (1.22–1.73) 1.39 (1.01–1.93) 1.93 (0.86–4.32) 1.30 (0.85–2.00) 11.7 (4.42–31.2) 0.99 (0.60–1.61) 1.39 (0.80–2.38)
60–64 1.49 (1.23–1.80) 1.40 (1.01–1.96) 0.95 (0.34–2.66) 1.32 (0.80–2.15) 4.56 (1.62–12.8) 1.71 (1.03–2.84) 0.69 (0.36–1.33)
65–69 1.78 (1.48–2.14) 1.72 (1.25–2.39) 2.69 (1.17–6.15) 1.49 (0.92–2.42) 4.91 (1.76–13.7) 1.60 (0.96–2.66) 3.11 (1.88–5.16)
70+ 1.82 (1.53–2.16) 1.53 (1.12–2.09) 2.60 (1.20–5.62) 2.47 (1.58–3.86) 5.74 (2.21–14.8) 1.18 (0.72–1.93) 1.56 (0.93–2.61)
    Sex Male 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Female 1.22 (1.09–1.36) 0.86 (0.71–1.04) 1.36 (0.85–2.18) 1.41 (1.01–1.96) 2.66 (1.64–4.31) 1.79 (1.29–2.49) 1.70 (1.16–2.48)
    BMI Normal 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Underweight 0.83 (0.66–1.03) 0.81 (0.45–1.47) 0.59 (0.23–1.53) 0.72 (0.49–1.03) 3.97 (0.36–42.9) <0.001 (<0.001- >999) 5.52 (2.38–12.7)
Overweight 0.95 (0.84–1.07) 0.93 (0.77–1.12) 0.79 (0.47–1.34) 1.37 (0.97–1.93) 1.45 (0.82–2.56) 0.67 (0.47–0.97) 0.99 (0.56–1.74)
Obese 0.81 (0.69–0.94) 0.90 (0.63–1.28) 0.68 (0.36–1.29) 1.71 (0.94–3.11) 1.14 (0.61–2.12) 0.50 (0.33–0.74) 1.50 (0.90–2.49)
    Health insurance Insured 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Uninsured 1.44 (1.28–1.62) 1.16 (0.90–1.51) 0.67 (0.43–1.05) 0.49 (0.31–0.78) 0.34 (0.19–0.59) 0.67 (0.07–6.41) 0.80 (0.53–1.22)
    Location Urban 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Rural 0.51 (0.45–0.58) 0.17 (0.13–0.22) 0.42 (0.23–0.74) 0.73 (0.54–0.97) 1.52 (0.94–2.45) 0.57 (0.40–0.83) 0.74 (0.49–1.12)
    Education Primary 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
None 1.15 (0.98–1.34) 1.01 (0.76–1.33) 0.77 (0.42–1.41) 1.08 (0.75–1.56) 2.01 (1.16–3.48) 0.17 (0.01–5.19) 1.63 (1.05–2.53)
Secondary/ higher 1.40 (1.24–1.59) 1.39 (1.13–1.71) 1.10 (0.61–2.01) 1.46 (0.99–2.15) 1.22 (0.68–2.20) 0.73 (0.43–1.24) 1.34 (0.88–2.03)
    Wealth quintile Poorest 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Q2 1.14 (0.93–1.40) 1.22 (0.85–1.74) 0.50 (0.14–1.69) 1.37 (0.71–2.62) 0.48 (0.23–1.01) 1.36 (0.79–2.35) 3.03 (1.54–5.96)
Q3 1.41 (1.16–1.73) 1.24 (0.88–1.75) 0.93 (0.33–2.64) 1.51 (0.79–2.88) 1.39 (0.68–2.82) 1.36 (0.79–2.36) 2.11 (1.04–4.31)
Q4 2.02 (1.67–2.44) 1.30 (0.93–1.83) 1.17 (0.44–3.11) 2.88 (1.60–5.20) 1.77 (0.87–3.60) 2.23 (1.32–3.77) 3.64 (1.83–7.27)
Richest 2.28 (1.89–2.75) 1.00 (0.70–1.42) 2.83 (1.10–7.28) 3.11 (1.71–5.63) 1.29 (0.65–2.58) 2.51 (1.48–4.25) 3.91 (1.94–7.85)
    Alcohol consumption Life-time abstainers 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Non heavy drinker 0.78 (0.66–0.91) 0.70 (0.53–0.94) 1.57 (0.94–2.63) 0.52 (0.25–1.07) 0.47 (0.19–1.15) 1.30 (0.93–1.83) 0.28 (0.10–0.75)
Infrequent heavy drinkers 0.88 (0.59–1.31) 0.62 (0.23–1.64) <0.001 (<0.001- >999) <0.001 (<0.001- >999) 0.22 (0.05–0.89) 2.34 (1.14–4.80) 0.80 (0.21–3.04)
Frequent heavy drinkers 0.34 (0.19–0.61) 0.53 (0.28–0.97) <0.001 (<0.001- >999) <0.001 (<0.001- >999) <0.001 (<0.001- >999) 0.10 (<0.001–65.3) <0.001 (<0.001- >999)
    Physical activity High 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Moderate 1.17 (1.03–1.32) 1.31 (1.06–1.62) 1.98 (1.00–3.92) 0.91 (0.65–1.28) 1.41 (0.81–2.45) 1.05 (0.71–1.55) 2.29 (1.26–4.16)
Low 0.91 (0.80–1.04) 1.12 (0.90–1.41) 2.78 (1.65–4.68) 0.74 (0.52–1.05) 1.02 (0.61–1.70) 0.74 (0.50–1.10) 2.18 (1.36–3.49)