Table 1.
Prevalence of hypertension and prehypertension by gender and age groups
| Items | Total population (%) (n=5170) | Normal blood pressure (%) (n=2551) | Prehypertension (%) (n=1817) | Hypertension (%) (n=802) | P-value# | P-value& |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 2967 (57.4%) | 1123 (44.02%) | 1298 (71.44%) | 546 (68.08%) | ||
| Female | 2203 (42.6%) | 1428 (55.98%) | 519 (28.56%) | 256 (31.92%) | 0.000** | 0.083 |
| Age (Years) | ||||||
| <25 | 556 (10.8%) | 367 (16.30%) | 175 (31.47%) | 14 (1.75%) | ||
| 25~ | 1685 (32.6%) | 1026 (40.22%) | 567 (33.65%) | 92 (11.47%) | 0.163 | 0.016* |
| 35~ | 1369 (26.5%) | 714 (27.99%) | 502 (36.67%) | 153 (19.08%) | 0.000** | 0.000** |
| 45~ | 803 (15.5%) | 301 (11.80%) | 292 (36.36%) | 210 (26.18%) | 0.000** | 0.000** |
| 55~ | 325 (6.3%) | 86 (3.37%) | 134 (41.23%) | 105 (13.09%) | 0.000** | 0.000** |
| ≥60 | 432 (8.4%) | 57 (2.23%) | 147 (34.02%) | 228 (28.43%) | 0.000** | 0.000** |
*
P<0.05;
**
P<0.01;
#
Comparison between prehypertension and normal blood pressure;
&
Comparison between prehypertension and hypertension.