Table 2. Season-adjusted mean blood pressure and prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension in the South African adult population (aged 15 years and over) by age group and gender, 2008–2015.
Estimates and standard errors.
| Women | Men | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group [years] and period of data collection |
SBP | DBP | HTN | SBP | DBP | HTN |
| [mm Hg] | [mm Hg] | [%] | [mm Hg] | [mm Hg] | [%] | |
| 15–24 | ||||||
| 2008 | 110.7 (0.53) | 73.1 (0.44) | 6.7 (0.92) | 117.5 (0.52) | 73.3 (0.40) | 9.9 (1.18) |
| 2010–11 | 108.3 (0.58) | 71.9 (0.47) | 6.2 (0.87) | 115.3 (0.61) | 72.9 (0.43) | 8.2 (0.98) |
| 2012 | 107.4 (0.54) | 72.8 (0.42) | 5.9 (0.74) | 114.8 (0.63) | 73.3 (0.44) | 9.0 (1.06) |
| 2014–15 | 104.6 (0.44) | 71.6 (0.33) | 3.5 (0.62) | 114.6 (0.47) | 72.9 (0.35) | 6.8 (0.88) |
| 25–34 | ||||||
| 2008 | 116 (0.58) | 77.9 (0.4) | 14.1 (1.33) | 122.1 (0.78) | 77.5 (0.54) | 17.5 (1.91) |
| 2010–11 | 113.8 (0.8) | 76.8 (0.58) | 12.7 (1.52) | 120.9 (0.95) | 77.4 (0.62) | 16.2 (1.68) |
| 2012 | 112.8 (0.6) | 77.6 (0.5) | 14.3 (1.39) | 119.9 (0.69) | 78.7 (0.52) | 15.9 (1.79) |
| 2014–15 | 110.1 (0.48) | 76.8 (0.38) | 11.3 (1.08) | 120.7 (0.67) | 78.6 (0.45) | 18.9 (1.95) |
| 35–44 | ||||||
| 2008 | 124.4 (0.86) | 83.3 (0.61) | 30.2 (2.08) | 125.8 (0.84) | 80.6 (0.60) | 25.8 (2.14) |
| 2010–11 | 119.9 (0.88) | 80.5 (0.64) | 22.7 (1.90) | 124.5 (1.07) | 80.7 (0.74) | 25.4 (2.77) |
| 2012 | 119.4 (0.77) | 81.7 (0.53) | 21.6 (1.63) | 125.5 (1.14) | 82.1 (0.75) | 25.0 (2.74) |
| 2014–15 | 117.4 (0.68) | 81.2 (0.49) | 21.8 (1.70) | 125.0 (0.88) | 82.3 (0.60) | 25.3 (2.19) |
| 45–54 | ||||||
| 2008 | 131.2 (0.99) | 85.9 (0.60) | 39.8 (2.26) | 133.5 (1.05) | 84.4 (0.66) | 36.7 (2.61) |
| 2010–11 | 128.7 (1.15) | 84.9 (0.70) | 36.9 (2.72) | 130.6 (1.25) | 83.9 (0.89) | 34.5 (3.15) |
| 2012 | 127.2 (1.03) | 85.0 (0.62) | 35.1 (2.43) | 129.8 (1.06) | 84.5 (0.70) | 35.4 (2.79) |
| 2014–15 | 126.5 (0.92) | 85.1 (0.62) | 33.8 (2.03) | 127.7 (1.06) | 84.1 (0.63) | 33.1 (2.71) |
| 55–64 | ||||||
| 2008 | 140.8 (1.30) | 88.8 (0.78) | 53.2 (2.54) | 140.7 (1.53) | 87.1 (0.89) | 49.9 (3.14) |
| 2010–11 | 137.2 (1.56) | 86.5 (0.96) | 44.9 (2.90) | 138.2 (1.91) | 85.4 (1.13) | 44.4 (3.95) |
| 2012 | 136.3 (1.51) | 86.7 (0.84) | 46.1 (2.84) | 135.8 (1.61) | 86.1 (0.99) | 43.2 (3.89) |
| 2014–15 | 133.0 (1.30) | 86.0 (0.78) | 39.8 (2.52) | 136.7 (1.55) | 85.7 (0.78) | 43.5 (3.49) |
| 65+ | ||||||
| 2008 | 148.0 (1.48) | 90.2 (0.78) | 61.8 (2.75) | 146.0 (1.91) | 87.5 (1.04) | 58.0 (3.62) |
| 2010–11 | 144.8 (1.94) | 89.0 (1.10) | 57.4 (3.92) | 145.1 (2.67) | 87.2 (1.37) | 58.4 (4.54) |
| 2012 | 144.4 (1.88) | 87.4 (0.92) | 56.1 (3.15) | 145.1 (2.06) | 87.8 (1.08) | 57.8 (4.12) |
| 2014–15 | 140.2 (1.39) | 84.7 (0.89) | 49.3 (2.86) | 141.3 (1.60) | 84.7 (0.93) | 47.4 (3.40) |
| 15+ | ||||||
| 2008 | 122.8 (0.44) | 80.5 (0.31) | 25.6 (0.83) | 125.7 (0.48) | 79.0 (0.33) | 24.0 (0.98) |
| 2010–11 | 120.0 (0.50) | 79.0 (0.36) | 22.5 (0.88) | 123.8 (0.71) | 78.6 (9.46) | 22.4 (1.24) |
| 2012 | 119.4 (0.49) | 79.7 (0.33) | 22.7 (0.78) | 123.5 (0.61) | 79.6 (0.39) | 22.7 (1.19) |
| 2014–15 | 117.0 (0.44) | 79.0 (0.25) | 20.2 (0.78) | 123.3 (0.44) | 79.4 (0.30) | 22.3 (1.01) |
SBP/DBP = Average systolic/diastolic blood pressure; HTN = prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension. Standard errors in brackets.