Table I.
Crude and age-standardized prevalence of optimal blood pressure, normal and high normal blood pressure in Polish population aged 19–99
| Parameter | Age [years] | P-value* | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19–49 (n = 3114) | 50–59 (n = 1314) | 60–69 (n = 1105) | 70–79 (n = 507) | ≥ 80 (n = 223) | 19–99 | ||||||||
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | Age standarization | 95% CI | ||
| Optimal blood pressure: | < 0.0001 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 37.0 | 34.2–39.8 | 18.9 | 14.1–23.8 | 13.3 | 7.8–18.8 | 11.8 | 3.7–20.0 | 10.3 | 0.0–22.7 | 27.1 | 25.8–28.4 | |
| Men | 21.8 | 17.2–26.4 | 11.5 | 3.7–19.3 | 11.2 | 2.9–19.4 | 11.7 | 0.0–24.3 | 14.6 | 0.0–34.6 | 17.6 | 16.0–19.2 | |
| Women | 50.1 | 46.7–53.5 | 24.6 | 18.3–30.8 | 15.1 | 7.7–22.4 | 11.9 | 1.2–22.7 | 7.8 | 0.0–23.7 | 34.2 | 32.2–36.2 | |
| Normal blood pressure: | 0.6266 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 26.3 | 23.2–29.3 | 21.6 | 16.8–26.4 | 17.8 | 12.5–23.2 | 12.6 | 4.5–20.8 | 22.4 | 10.9–34.0 | 23.0 | 21.8–24.2 | |
| Men | 28.0 | 23.6–32.5 | 19.1 | 11.7–26.5 | 17.8 | 9.8–25.7 | 10.3 | 0.00–23.0 | 20.7 | 1.5–40.0 | 23.6 | 21.8–25.5 | |
| Women | 24.8 | 20.5–29.0 | 23.5 | 17.2–29.8 | 17.9 | 10.7–25.1 | 14.3 | 3.7–24.9 | 23.4 | 9.0–37.9 | 22.5 | 20.8–24.1 | |
| High normal blood pressure: | < 0.0001 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 18.4 | 15.2–21.6 | 19.3 | 14.5–24.2 | 19.4 | 14.1–24.7 | 19.5 | 11.7–27.3 | 15.2 | 3.2–27.3 | 18.6 | 17.5–19.7 | |
| Men | 25.0 | 20.5–29.6 | 20.2 | 12.8–27.5 | 17.2 | 9.2–25.1 | 19.6 | 7.6–31.6 | 12.2 | 0.0–32.5 | 22.3 | 20.5–24.1 | |
| Women | 12.7 | 18.7 | 21.2 | 19.5 | 17.0 | 15.9 | 14.6–17.2 | ||||||
| Grade I hypertension: | 0.0002 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 14.3 | 11.0–17.6 | 27.2 | 22.6–31.9 | 31.7 | 26.8–36.5 | 34.1 | 27.1–41.2 | 26 | 14.2–36.9 | 21.2 | 20.1–22.3 | |
| Men | 19.6 | 14.9–24.3 | 35.2 | 28.6–41.9 | 34 | 27.2–41.4 | 38.8 | 28.3–49.3 | 29 | 11.1–47.5 | 26.0 | 24.1–27.9 | |
| Women | 9.6 | 5.0–14.3 | 21.2 | 14.9–27.6 | 29 | 22.8–36.2 | 30.7 | 21.2–40.2 | 23 | 9.0–37.9 | 17.5 | 16.1–18.9 | |
| Grade II hypertension: | 0.7634 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 3.6 | 0.0–7.1 | 9.7 | 4.6–14.9 | 14.1 | 8.7–19.6 | 15.8 | 7.8–23.8 | 21 | 8.9–32.3 | 8.0 | 7.3–8.7 | |
| Men | 4.8 | 0.0–9.9 | 10.6 | 2.8–18.4 | 16 | 7.5–23.6 | 13.1 | 0.6–25.6 | 17 | 0.0–36.8 | 8.3 | 7.2–9.3 | |
| Women | 2.5 | 0.0–7.3 | 9.1 | 2.2–15.9 | 13 | 5.5–20.4 | 17.7 | 7.4–28.1 | 23 | 8.2–37.2 | 7.9 | 6.9–8.9 | |
| Grade III hypertension: | 0.7954 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 0.5 | 0.0–4.1 | 3.1 | 0.0–8.4 | 3.7 | 0.0–9.5 | 6.1 | 0.0–14.5 | 5.8 | 0.0–18.5 | 2.1 | 1.8–2.5 | |
| Men | 0.7 | 0.0–5.9 | 3.4 | 0.0–11.5 | 4.0 | 0.0–12.6 | 6.5 | 0.0–19.5 | 6.1 | 0.0–27.1 | 2.2 | 1.7–2.7 | |
| Women | 0.4 | 0.0–5.2 | 2.9 | 0.0–10.0 | 3.5 | 0.0–11.3 | 5.8 | 0.0–16.9 | 5.7 | 0.0–21.7 | 2.1 | 1.6–2.6 | |
*
Men vs. women.