Table 2.
Hypertension prevalence, treatment and control in elderly individuals from a Brazilian capital city. Goiânia, Goiás, 2010
| Variables | Prevalence rate (n = 683) (95%CI) |
Treatment rate (n = 496) (95%CI) |
Control rate (n = 252) (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 74.9 (69.2 – 75.9) | 72.6 (69.2 – 75.9) | 50.8 (44.8 – 53.6) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 78.6 (74.1 – 82.7) | 67.6 (61.9 – 73.0) | 44.0 (37.0 – 51.3) |
| Female | 72.6 (68.8 – 76.2) | 75.9 (71.6 – 79.9) | 54.8 (49.2 – 60.3) |
| p value | 0.043 | 0.018 | 0.020 |
| Age range (years) | |||
| 60 |-- 70 | 76.0 (71.8 – 79.8) | 74.9 (70.1 – 79.4) | 57.8 (51.6 – 63.8) |
| 70 |-- 80 | 73.8 (68.6 – 78.5) | 68.9 (62.6 – 74.8) | 39.2 (31.7 – 47.1) |
| 80 |-- 90 | 74.3 (66.8 – 80.9) | 70.9 (61.9 – 78.8) | 51.3 (40.2 – 62.2) |
| 90 + | 72.7 (51.7 – 88.1) | 87.5 (64.5 – 97.8) | 50.0 (25.1 – 74.9) |
| p value | 0,906 | 0,224 | 0,004 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 73.7 (69.4 – 77.6) | 73.6 (68.7 – 78.2) | 51.4 (45.2 – 57.7) |
| Single | 78.4 (68.9 – 86.1) | 72.5 (61.1 – 82.0) | 50.0 (36.3 – 63.7) |
| Widowed | 75.1 (69.9 – 79.8) | 70.9 (64.6 – 76.6) | 46.8 (39.1 – 54.6) |
| Divorced | 76.3 (66.0 – 84.6) | 72.1 (59.9 – 82.3) | 63.6 (48.7 – 76.8) |
| p value | 0.730 | 0.803 | 0.364 |
| Level of schooling | |||
| Illiterate | 75.9 (68.3 – 82.4) | 68.2 (59.0 – 76.5) | 46.6 (35.4 – 58.0) |
| Never attended school/Can read | 77.3 (63.2 – 87.8) | 55.9 (39.1 – 71.8) | 31.6 (13.9 – 54.5) |
| Complete/incomplete Elementary School | 75.3 (71.1 – 79.2) | 73.8 (68.8 – 78.3) | 53.6 (47.2 – 59.8) |
| Complete/incomplete High School | 74.2 (67.7 – 80.0) | 74.3 (66.7 – 80.9) | 50.5 (41.0 – 59.9) |
| Complete/incomplete College/University | 73.6 (63.9 – 81.9) | 79.1 (68.2 – 87.6) | 54.7 (41.2 – 67.7) |
| p value | 0.986 | 0.104 | 0.359 |
| Income (in MW) | |||
| < 1 SMW | 79.5 (74.4 – 84.1) | 74.3 (68.1 – 79.8) | 55.8 (47.9 – 63.4) |
| 1MW |--- 2MW | 72.1 (67.5 – 76.3) | 72.9 (67.5 – 77.8) | 44.9 (38.2 – 51.8) |
| 2 MW|--- 4MW | 73.3 (66.1 – 79.7) | 70.3 (61.6 – 78.1) | 51.8 (41.1 – 62.4) |
| 4MW + | 76.1 (66.6 – 83.6) | 71.4 (60.1 – 81.1) | 58.0 (44.1 – 71.0) |
| p value | 0.173 | 0.883 | 0.141 |
| Smoker | |||
| Yes | 82.0 (73.0 – 89.0) | 84.9 (75.3 – 91.8) | 46.8 (34.6 – 59.2) |
| No | 73.6 (69.6 – 77.3) | 72.8 (68.11 – 77.2) | 51.5 (45.5 – 57.4) |
| Ex-smoker | 74.9 (69.9 – 79.4) | 68.6 (62.5 – 74.3) | 51.8 (44.2 – 59.4) |
| p value | 0.240 | 0.024 | 0.773 |
| Alcoholism | |||
| Yes | 79.5 (73.2 – 84.8) | 75.5 (68.1 – 81.9) | 38.7 (30.2 – 48.0) |
| No | 73.9 (70.4 – 77.2) | 71.2 (67.0 – 75.2) | 53.2 (47.8 – 58.6) |
| Ex-alcoholic | 71.9 (62.3 – 80.2) | 73.9 (62.6 – 83.2) | 58.8 (45.0 – 71.7) |
| p value | 0.243 | 0.577 | 0.014 |
| Physical activity | |||
| Yes | 73.8 (68.4 – 78.7) | 75.2 (69.0 – 80.8) | 51.0 (43.1 – 58.8) |
| No | 75.0 (71.5 – 78.3) | 71.2 (67.0 – 75.2) | 50.6 (45.2 – 56.0) |
| p value | 0.374 | 0.285 | 0.940 |
MW: minimum wage (value R $ 510.00 - year 2010).