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. 2018 Mar 28;8(3):e020126. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020126

Table 4.

Prevalence of hypertension by age and sex stratified by body mass index, smoking and alcoholic drinking (%, 95% CI)

BMI Smoking Alcohol drinking
<18.5 18.5–25.0 25.0–30.0 >30.0 Current Ever Never Yes No
Male
 15–24 1.48
(0.3 to 5.76)
4.39
(2.94 to 6.51)
16.22
(10.62 to 24.00)
30.17
(16.58 to 48.44)
8.17
(3.45 to 18.15)
13.13
(1.35 to 62.57)
6.73
(5.10 to 8.84)
11.60
(5.85 to 21.69)
6.56
(4.95 to 8.66)
 25–34 1.45
(0.20 to 9.72)
5.33
(3.7 to 7.46)
9.15
(6.43 to 12.85)
30.70
(21.42 to 41.86)
11.49
(8.66 to 15.08)
6.89
(0.88 to 38.13)
6.51
(4.80 to 8.78)
10.64
(7.63 to 14.64)
7.55
(5.80 to 9.77)
 35–44 5.49
(0.97 to 25.57)
14.76
(11.77 to 18.34)
25.87
(21.16 to 31.22)
45.98
(34.53 to 57.87)
23.76
(19.72 to 28.33)
36.23
(16.51 to 62.01)
18.11
(14.77 to 22.00)
28.02
(23.40 to 33.16)
16.34
(13.35 to 19.84)
 45–54 27.39
(10.96 to 53.63)
25.02
(21.38 to 29.05)
44.90
(39.57 to 50.35)
68.73
(55.83 to 79.27)
37.10
(32.60 to 41.83)
41.53
(25.83 to 59.16)
32.74
(28.51 to 37.27)
43.01
(38.20 to 47.96)
28.76
(24.95 to 32.91)
 55–64 11.46
(2.44 to 40.14)
39.64
(35.33 to 44.11)
55.87
(50.07 to 79.30)
65.91
(50.62 to 78.48)
47.15
(42.04 to 52.33)
61.46
(46.39 to 74.61)
44.21
(39.43 to 49.09)
52.10
(46.61 to 57.54)
42.74
(38.42 to 47.18)
 65–74 19.58
(6.35 to 46.63)
52.27
(47.16,57.34)
73.86
(67.56,15.96)
80.86
(61.30,91.85)
60.60
(53.60,67.20)
74.69
(59.79,85.42)
57.84
(52.78,62.74)
66.86
(60.21, 72.89)
56.58
(51.40, 61.04)
 75+ 37.87
(21.57 to 57.45)
58.85
(53.77 to 63.76)
66.71
(59.34 to 73.34)
83.47
(57.75 to 94.91)
68.66
(60.13 to 76.08)
59.10
(41.42 to 74.69)
59.15
(54.42 to 63.71)
65.17
(55.63 to 73.63)
60.34
(55.90 to 64.62)
Female
 15–24 1.50
(0.37 to 5.81)
0.91
(0.42 to 1.98)
5.62
(2.53 to 12.01)
10.02
(3.85 to 23.67)
0.00 0.00 1.88
(1.19 to 2.97)
0.00 1.89
(1.19 to 2.98)
 25–34 0.00 2.16
(1.29 to 3.59)
6.56
(4.03 to 10.51)
27.09
(16.97 to 40.31)
12.35
(4.36 to 30.33)
0.00 4.04
(2.98 to 5.44)
0.66
(0.09 to 4.63)
4.41
(3.29 to 5.87)
 35–44 17.78
(5.86 to 42.90)
9.70
(7.67 to 12.20)
22.05
(17.69 to 27.14)
34.59
(24.3 to 46.49)
19.76
(12.41 to 29.97)
100.00
(100.00 to 100.00)
14.75
(12.62 to 17.17)
25.47
(14.99 to 39.84)
14.74
(12.65 to 17.11)
 45–54 0.00 24.68
(21.42 to 28.27)
40.48
(35.84 to 45.30)
60.03
(49.33 to 69.86)
34.92
(26.73 to 44.12)
61.78
(22.45 to 90.03)
32.13
(29.31 to 35.08)
27.45
(15.31 to 44.19)
32.73
(30.01 to 35.57)
 55–64 40.61
(23.68 to 60.12)
39.07
(34.71 to 43.61)
61.42
(56.48 to 66.14)
70.47
(59.27 to 79.64)
51.28
(43.64 to 58.86)
62.47
(35.28 to 83.56)
50.40
(46.87 to 53.92)
51.62
(31.60 to 71.13)
50.70
(47.48 to 53.91)
 65–74 38.58
(24.16 to 55.33)
59.74
(54.53 to 64.73)
74.83
(69.27 to 79.68)
72.04
(57.14 to 83.28)
65.26
(56.45 to 73.13)
57.48
(29.24 to 81.56)
65.50
(61.48 to 69.31)
50.45
(24.78 to 75.88)
65.60
(61.97 to 69.05)
 75+ 45.30
(32.73 to 58.49)
60.64
(55.25 to 65.79)
73.24
(65.79 to 79.57)
60.53
(43.53 to 75.31)
64.01
(52.10 to 74.41)
100.00
(100.00 to 100.00)
61.57
(57.18 to 65.79)
51.72
(26.49 to 76.10)
62.64
(58.53 to 66.58)