Table 2.
Prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension by population group
| Characteristic | Hypertension | Pre-hypertension | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - n - | Crude | Age-standardized | Crude | Age-standardized | |
| All participants | 1269 | 468 (36.8 %) | 25.9 % | 378 (29.8 %) | 21.0 % |
| Rural residents, Uganda | 165 | 21 (12.7 %) | 8.7 % | 55 (33.3 %) | 19.5 % |
| Peri-urban residents, Uganda | 297 | 70 (23.6 %) | 20.5 % | 97 (32.7 %) | 21.6 % |
| Nurses, Nigeria | 163 | 77 (47.2 %) | 25.8 % | 34 (20.9 %) | 16.3 % |
| School teachers, South Africa | 477 | 228 (47.8 %) | 23.2 % | 166 (34.8 %) | 26.0 % |
| School teachers, Tanzania | 167 | 72 (43.1 %) | 23.1 % | 26 (15.6 %) | 7.5 % |