Table 2.
Prevalence of comorbidities among hypertensive patients.
| Characteristics | Hypertension and Diabetes mellitus | Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia | Hypertension and Coronary heart disease | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence, % | P value | Prevalence, % | P value | Prevalence, % | P value | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 18.24 | <0.001 | 9.50 | <0.001 | 14.23 | <0.001 |
| Female | 17.92 | 8.90 | 13.98 | |||
| Age | ||||||
| 0-44 | 5.73 | <0.001 | 7.74 | <0.001 | 2.80 | <0.001 |
| 45-59 | 15.33 | 9.51 | 8.67 | |||
| 60+ | 22.32 | 9.40 | 19.57 | |||
| Income | ||||||
| higher than national average | 18.39 | <0.001 | 10.46 | <0.001 | 11.86 | <0.001 |
| lower than national average | 17.46 | 6.57 | 18.97 | |||
| Hospital class | ||||||
| 3A | 19.25 | <0.001 | 8.73 | <0.001 | 14.78 | <0.001 |
| 3B | 18.07 | 5.17 | 13.59 | |||
| 3C | 16.88 | 4.66 | 12.29 | |||
| 2A | 8.16 | 16.87 | 9.21 | |||
| 2C | 11.51 | 5.06 | 3.85 | |||
| Zone type | ||||||
| Northeast | 19.14 | <0.001 | 1.24 | <0.001 | 7.48 | <0.001 |
| North | 20.76 | 21.99 | 19.36 | |||
| East | 18.06 | 2.38 | 9.60 | |||
| South | 13.13 | 9.42 | 15.86 | |||
| Central | 10.83 | 4.45 | 11.37 | |||
| Northwest | 10.82 | 4.99 | 9.37 | |||
| Southwest | 21.94 | 6.85 | 20.32 | |||
| Topography | ||||||
| Plain (0-200 meters) | 18.81 | <0.001 | 10.31 | <0.001 | 13.14 | <0.001 |
| Hill (201-500 meters) | 18.23 | 6.16 | 17.35 | |||
| Mountain (501-1000 meters) | 7.48 | 10.07 | 27.60 | |||
| Plateau ( >1000 meters) | 11.66 | 4.87 | 8.20 | |||
| Total | 18.10 | 9.22 | 14.12 | |||
Differences in prevalence of hypertension's comorbidities were compared among groups using Bayes' Theorem and Pearson's chi-squared test.