Table 2.
Prevalence rates of hypertension and diabetes mellitus in residents undergoing a medical examination and not (Hunan of China, 2013).
| Variables | Hypertension | Diabetes Mellitus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A (%) | B (%) | (A − B)/A × 100% | A (%) | B (%) | (A − B)/A × 100% | |
| Total | 15.5 | 9.6 | 38% * | 3.6 | 2.1 | 42% * |
| Location | ||||||
| Urban | 20.7 | 10.4 | 50% * | 7.2 | 3.4 | 53% ** |
| Rural | 13.9 | 9.4 | 32% | 2.5 | 1.7 | 32% |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 15.5 | 9.3 | 40% | 3.5 | 2.2 | 37% |
| Female | 15.6 | 9.9 | 37% ** | 3.8 | 2.0 | 47% ** |
| Age group | ||||||
| 18–44 years | 1.8 | 1.0 | 44% ** | 1.1 | 0.4 | 64% ** |
| 45–64 years | 16.2 | 12.5 | 23% | 3.9 | 2.6 | 33% |
| ≥65 years | 30.4 | 25.7 | 15% | 6.1 | 5.2 | 15% |
| Household Income Per Capita # | ||||||
| Lowest | 16.7 | 11.8 | 29% | 3.9 | 1.4 | 64% ** |
| Lower | 15.3 | 9.3 | 39% ** | 3.6 | 1.1 | 69% ** |
| Average | 15.1 | 9.0 | 40% | 3.6 | 1.8 | 50% |
| Higher | 15.2 | 9.9 | 35% | 4.9 | 1.8 | 63% * |
| Highest | 15.6 | 8.8 | 44% * | 2.9 | 3.2 | −10% |
A: persons undergoing a medical examination in the prior year; B: persons not undergoing a medical examination in the prior year. #: The incomes of some households were missing. Household income per capita included five categories: lowest (urban, <6667 Yuan; rural, <3334 Yuan); lower (urban, 6667–9999 Yuan; rural, 3334–4999 Yuan); average (urban, 10,000–14,999 Yuan; rural, 5000–7499 Yuan); higher (urban, 15,000–23,999 Yuan; rural, 7500–9999 Yuan); and highest (urban, ≥24,000 Yuan; rural, ≥10,000 Yuan). *: p < 0.05; **: p < 0.01.