Table 2.
Prevalence of Hypertension in Kuna Population Sampled using Two Cut-points
| Hypertension above 140/90 mmHg | Hypertension above 130/80 mmHg | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 95% CI | P-value | n (%) | 95% CI | P-value | ||
| Overall | 13 (6.2) | 3.32–10.30 | Overall | 35 (16.6) | 11.83–22.31 | ||
| Sex | 0.11 | Sex | < 0.001 | ||||
| Male | 6 (10.5) | 3.96–21.51 | Male | 18 (31.6)*** | 19.90–45.24 | ||
| Female | 7 (4.5) | 1.85–9.14 | Female | 17 (11.0)*** | 6.56–17.09 | ||
| Age | 0.22 | Age | 0.033 | ||||
| 18–39 | 5 (6.0) | 1.98–13.50 | 18–39 | 7 (8.4)* | 3.46–16.61 | ||
| 40–59 | 2 (3.0) | 0.36–10.37 | 40–59 | 12 (17.9)* | 9.61–29.20 | ||
| 60–90 | 6 (10.5) | 3.96–21.52 | 60–90 | 14 (24.6)* | 14.13–37.76 | ||
| Education | 0.59 | Education | 0.89 | ||||
| None | 2 (5.7) | 0.70–19.16 | None | 5 (14.3) | 4.81–30.26 | ||
| Primary | 2 (3.5) | 0.43–12.11 | Primary | 10 (17.5) | 8.75–29.91 | ||
| Secondary/University | 8 (7.5) | 3.28–14.20 | Secondary/University | 19 (17.7) | 11.04–26.33 | ||
| Monthly Income | < 0.001 | Monthly Income | 0.001 | ||||
| Poor | 3 (2.8)*** | 0.58–7.90 | Poor | 9 (8.3)*** | 3.88–15.23 | ||
| Low Income | 4 (5.2)*** | 1.43–12.77 | Low Income | 18 (23.4)*** | 14.48–34.40 | ||
| Moderate Income | 6 (26.1)*** | 10.23–48.40 | Moderate Income | 8 (34.8)*** | 16.38–57.26 | ||
Bold indicates significance at p = 0.05–0.1 *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001 based on chi2 test
CI confidence interval