Table 2.
Age (years) | Takes treatment dailya | Takes treatment intermittentlyb | Treated totalc | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
25–39 | 4 | 31 | 9 | 69 | 13 | 100 |
40–49 | 15 | 35 | 28 | 65 | 43 | 100 |
50–60 | 66 | 44 | 83 | 56 | 149 | 100 |
25–60 | 85 | 41 | 120 | 59 | 205 | 100 |
aMen who report taking hypertension treatment prescribed by a doctor every day, amongst those defined as hypertension treated
bMen who report taking hypertension treatment prescribed by a doctor intermittently (less than once daily), amongst those defined as hypertension treated
cHypertension treated: Self-reported use of a prescription medication for the management of high BP daily or intermittently, amongst those defined as hypertension aware