Table 3.
Characteristics of Indian adults by blood pressure categories.
| SBP/DBP categories among those not taking Anti-HTN medications |
Taking Anti-HTN Medication (n = 23,213) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal BP <120/<80 mmHg |
Prehypertension 120-139/80–89 mmHg |
Stage 1 HTN 140-159/90–99 mmHg |
Stage 2 HTN ≥160/≥100 mmHg | ||
| Age (years) | |||||
| 18–19 | 3,983 (45.0) | 3,797 (42.9) | 998 (11.3) | 73 (0.8) | 47 (0.2) |
| 20–44 | 31,018 (32.6) | 44,222 (46.5) | 18,290 (19.2) | 1,674 (1.8) | 4,587 (19.8) |
| 45–54 | 6,021 (20.8) | 12,625 (43.7) | 8,744 (30.2) | 1,526 (5.3) | 6,778 (29.2) |
| 55–64 | 2,689 (16.7) | 6,566 (40.7) | 5,461 (33.8) | 1,411 (8.8) | 6,957 (30.0) |
| 65–74 | 951 (15.2) | 2,454 (39.3) | 2,094 (33.6) | 740 (11.9) | 3,750 (16.2) |
| ≥75 | 307 (17.2) | 677 (44.8) | 584 (23.0) | 216 (3.6) | 3,750 (4.7) |
| Men | 23,690 (22.6) | 49,291 (47.0) | 27,644 (26.3) | 4,358 (4.2) | 15,442 (66.5) |
| Women | 21,280 (40.8) | 21,050 (40.4) | 8,527 (16.4) | 1,282 (2.5) | 7,771 (33.5) |
| Total | 44,970 (28.6) | 70,341 (44.8) | 55,850 (23.0) | 5,640 (3.6) | 23,213 (12.9) |
Data as n (percentage). SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HTN: hypertension.