Table 2.
Prevalence of hypertension among 15–64 year old citizens of Myanmar, by age group and adjusteda to the WHO world standard population
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % (95 % CI) | n | % (95 % CI) | N | % (95 % CI) | |
| 15–24 | 412 | 12.9 (10.0–16.5) | 576 | 7.5 (5.6–9.9) | 988 | 9.7 (8.0–11.7) |
| 25–34 | 618 | 18.4 (15.6–21.7) | 934 | 15.5 (13.3–18.0) | 1552 | 16.7 (14.9–18.6) |
| 35–44 | 650 | 29.8 (26.4–33.5) | 1135 | 28.0 (25.5–30.7) | 1785 | 28.7 (26.6–30.8) |
| 45–54 | 649 | 36.5 (32.9–40.3) | 1040 | 40.3 (37.3–43.3) | 1689 | 38.8 (36.5–41.2) |
| 55–64 | 513 | 50.1 (45.8–54.4) | 732 | 53.4 (49.8–57.0) | 1245 | 52.0 (49.3–54.8) |
| Total | 2842 | 30.1 (28.4–31.8) | 4417 | 29.8 (28.5–31.1) | 7259 | 29.9 (28.9–31.0) |
| Total adja | 26.5 (24.9–28.2) | 25.2 (23.9–26.4) | 25.7 (24.7–26.7) |
a adjusted to the WHO world standard population