Table 3.
Sex-Specific Age-Adjusted Prevalence1 for Hypertension by Educational Categories
| Characteristic | Spanish Town Cohort | Jackson Heart Study | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Age-Adjusted Prevalence | % | % | % | % |
| More than High School | 27.1 (19.9, 34.4) | 25.4 (19.2, 31.5) | 58.4 (55.6, 61.2) | 61.6 (59.6, 63.7) |
| High School | 20.0 (12.5, 27.4) | 23.1 (16.2, 30.0) | 60.3 (55.5, 65.1) | 65.8* (62.7, 69.2) |
| Less than High School | 21.7 (18.8–24.6) | 27.5 (25.0, 30.0) | 62.2 (57.5, 66.9) | 67.6** (64.5, 70.7) |
1Estimate derived from study and sex-specific Poisson regression models adjusted for age (entered as a categorical variable with three categories) and body mass index. Estimates take into account the clustering of persons within families for the JHS
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001, as based on prevalence differences