Table 3. Sex and age-specific prevalence of hypertension with and without obesity from 1963–66 to 2009–13.
| 1963–66 | 1972–75 | 1976–79 | 1980–83 | 1984–87 | 1988–91 | 1992–95 | 1996–99 | 2000–03 | 2004–08 | 2009–13 | P for trend | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||||||||
| 40–49 | ||||||||||||
| Hypertension with obesity, % | 5.3 | 11.0* | 13.8*** | 14.8*** | 17.1*** | 12.9*** | 16.4*** | 19.8*** | 17.8*** | 17.5*** | 27.0 | < 0.001 |
| Hypertension without obesity, % | 42.9 | 39.0* | 31.4*** | 27.9*** | 25.4*** | 25.9*** | 19.2*** | 24.5*** | 31.9*** | 26.8*** | 19.1*** | < 0.001 |
| 50–59 | ||||||||||||
| Hypertension with obesity, % | 12.3 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 13.3 | 13.3* | 17.5*** | 15.5** | 23.3*** | 26.2*** | 21.8*** | 24.6*** | < 0.001 |
| Hypertension without obesity, % | 49.3 | 52.6 | 43..6 | 43.5 | 38.0* | 32.7*** | 35.1** | 24.3*** | 30.8*** | 27.1*** | 28.7*** | < 0.001 |
| 60–69 | ||||||||||||
| Hypertension with obesity, % | 10.5 | 10.8 | 18.6* | 11.6 | 13.8* | 16.3* | 13.3 | 17.8*** | 25.5*** | 21.6*** | 23.1*** | < 0.001 |
| Hypertension without obesity, % | 65.3 | 68.5 | 57.7* | 56.0 | 48.3* | 50.6* | 50.7 | 40.8*** | 38.8*** | 36.4*** | 37.3*** | < 0.001 |
| 70–79 | ||||||||||||
| Hypertension with obesity, % | 8.7 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 14.2 | 11.9 | 17.5* | 14.8* | 18.7** | 14.3*** | 19.9*** | 21.1*** | < 0.001 |
| Hypertension without obesity, % | 78.3 | 73.3 | 73.3 | 67.0 | 65.1 | 57.7* | 51.9* | 52.0** | 50.3*** | 43.3*** | 44.7*** | < 0.001 |
| Women | ||||||||||||
| 40–49 | ||||||||||||
| Hypertension with obesity, % | 7.9 | 13.0*** | 11.8*** | 11.0** | 11.7** | 12.3 | 12.1* | 12.5** | 10.0* | 10.5** | 10.9* | 0.02 |
| Hypertension without obesity, % | 22.8 | 15.1*** | 14.2*** | 12.3** | 13.9** | 18.5 | 13.2* | 12.9** | 13.8* | 11.2** | 8.6* | 0.02 |
| 50–59 | ||||||||||||
| Hypertension with obesity, % | 14.2 | 24.8*** | 23.0*** | 23.5*** | 22.4*** | 20.9*** | 17.9** | 23.1*** | 20.6*** | 19.4*** | 13.6*** | 0.001 |
| Hypertension without obesity, % | 36.4 | 27.8*** | 22.5*** | 23.5*** | 24.6*** | 24.1*** | 22.0** | 16.1*** | 22.0*** | 17.5*** | 15.5*** | 0.001 |
| 60–69 | ||||||||||||
| Hypertension with obesity, % | 18.8 | 24.7 | 33.3*** | 29.5** | 29.0** | 28.6*** | 24.7** | 29.8*** | 30.8*** | 25.1*** | 25.0** | < 0.001 |
| Hypertension without obesity, % | 47.3 | 43.2 | 29.7*** | 32.1** | 32.2** | 31.3*** | 32.0** | 27.2*** | 30.3*** | 27.6*** | 28.7** | < 0.001 |
| 70–79 | ||||||||||||
| Hypertension with obesity, % | 15.6 | 32.6 | 31.9 | 26.8* | 28.5 | 37.2*** | 29.4** | 30.6** | 31.7** | 34.9** | 32.3** | 0.003 |
| Hypertension without obesity, % | 60.9 | 56.2 | 52.1 | 48.6* | 47.5 | 41.4*** | 36.1** | 37.4** | 35.5** | 39.9** | 40.2** | 0.003 |
* Test of differences from the 1963–66 values:
*
p < 0.05,
**
p < 0.01,
***
p < 0.001