Table 4.
Prevalence of hypertension and related variables in different age groups in each subdivision in Ladakh region
| Age group (years) |
All | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–39 | 40–59 | 60–74 | 75– | p Value | ||
| Leh (n=1002) (mean 51.9±15.5 years) | n=223 | n=447 | n=245 | n=87 | ||
| Hypertension, % (Age-standardised prevalence rate, %) |
19.7 (14.5–24.9) | 41.6 (37.0–46.2) | 58.8 (52.6–65.0) | 70.1 (60.5–79.7) | <0.0001 | 43.4 (40.3–46.5) 45.5 (42.4–48.6) |
| BMI ≥25 (%) | 20.6 (15.3–25.9) | 40.7 (36.1–45.3) | 34.8 (28.8–40.8) | 26.4 (17.1–35.7) | <0.0001 | 33.6 (30.7–36.5) |
| Leh block (n=349) (mean 55.6±16.1 years) | n=60 | n=127 | n=123 | n=39 | ||
| Hypertension,% (Age-standardised prevalence rate,%) |
6.7 (0.4–13.0) | 22.0 (14.8–29.2) | 48.0 (39.2–56.8) | 61.5 (46.2–76.8) | <0.0001 | 33.0 (28.1–37.9) 30.7 (25.9–35.5) |
| BMI ≥25 (%) | 30.0 (18.4–41.6) | 34.6 (26.3–42.9) | 35.0 (26.6–43.4) | 23.1 (9.9–36.3) | ns | 32.7 (27.8–37.6) |
| Nubra (n=248) (mean 50.5±15.5 years) | n=78 | n=88 | n=64 | n=18 | ||
| Hypertension, % (Age-standardised prevalence rate,%) |
11.5 (4.4–18.6) | 29.5 (20.0–39.0) | 37.5 (25.6–49.4) | 55.6 (32.6–78.6) | 0.0001 | 27.8 (22.2–33.4) 31.0 (25.2–36.8) |
| BMI ≥25 (%) | 9.0 (2.6–15.4) | 17.0 (9.2–24.8) | 14.1 (5.6–22.6) | 16.7 (0–33.9) | ns | 13.4 (9.2–17.6) |
| Kargil (n=115) (mean 51.9±13.5 years) | n=25 | n=46 | n=42 | n=2 | ||
| Hypertension, % (Age-standardised prevalence rate, %) |
16.0 (1.6–30.4) | 19.6 (8.1–31.1) | 33.3 (19.0–47.6) | 50.0 (0–100) | ns | 24.3 (16.5–32.1) 24.6 (16.7–32.5) |
| BMI ≥25 (%) | 16.0 (1.6–30.4) | 2.2 (0–6.4) | 9.5 (0.6–18.4) | 0 | ns | 7.8 (2.9–12.7) |
| Sham (n=451) (mean 56.2±13.8 years) | n=62 | n=189 | n=150 | n=50 | ||
| Hypertension, % (Age-standardised prevalence rate, %) |
9.7 (2.3–17.1) | 31.2 (24.6–37.8) | 50.7 (42.7–58.7) | 72.0 (59.6–84.4) | <0.0001 | 39.2 (34.7–43.7) 36.9 (32.4–41.4) |
| BMI ≥25 (%) | 11.3 (3.4–19.2) | 19.6 (13.9–25.3) | 17.5 (11.4–23.6) | 14.0 (4.4–23.6) | ns | 17.1 (13.6–20.6) |
| Zanskar (n=284) (mean 59.5±12.8 years) | n=10 | n=115 | n=127 | n=32 | ||
| Hypertension, % (Age-standardised prevalence rate, %) |
20.0 (0–44.8) | 25.2 (17.3–33.1) | 42.5 (33.9–51.1) | 56.3 (39.1–73.5) | <0.01 | 36.3 (30.7–41.9) 32.1 (26.7–37.5) |
| BMI ≥25 (%) | 30.0 (1.6–58.4) | 13.9 (7.6–20.2) | 13.4 (7.5–19.3) | 15.6 (3.0–28.2) | ns | 14.4 (10.3–18.5) |
| Changthang (n=351) (mean 52.9±13.6 years) | n=47 | n=186 | n=93 | n=25 | ||
| Hypertension,% (Age-standardised prevalence rate, %) |
14.9 (4.7–25.1) | 22.6 (16.6–28.6) | 49.5 (39.3–59.72) | 60.0 (40.8–79.2) | <0.0001 | 31.3 (26.4–36.2) 32.6 (27.7–37.5) |
| BMI ≥25 (%) | 12.8 (3.2–22.4) | 24.7 (18.5–30.9) | 16.1 (8.6–23.6) | 16.0 (1.6–30.4) | ns | 20.2 (16.0–24.4) |
p; χ2 Test for the comparison of the prevalence of hypertension and BMI >25 (%) among the four age groups in each subdivision.
BMI, body mass index; ns, not significant.