Table 2.
Proportions of hypertensive people who were aware of their hypertensive status, being treated with medications, and had their high blood pressure controlled, Vietnam 2015.
| Number of people with raised blood pressure | Percentage aware of hypertensive status (95% CI) | Percentage treated with medications (95% CI) | Percentage having blood pressure controlled1 (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 673 | 43.1 (39.4–46.8) | 24.9 (21.0–29.3) | 9.7 (7.0–12.4) |
| Sex | ||||
| Men | 365 | 35.8 (30.1–42.0) | 20.5 (15.9–25.9) | 7.5 (4.7–10.4) |
| Women | 308 | 47.1 (40.7–53.6) | 31.4 (25.7–37.8) | 13.0 (8.3–17.6) |
| Age group | ||||
| 18–29 | 47 | 18.3 (5.7–45.2) | 12.8 (4.0–34.1) | 8.9 (0.0–21.1) |
| 30–49 | 196 | 33.8 (27.4–40.8) | 15.3 (10.7–21.4) | 3.8 (0.9–6.7) |
| 50–69 | 430 | 49.4 (44.2–54.7) | 34.4 (29.4–39.8) | 14.4 (10.4–18.3) |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 310 | 49.9 (42.2–57.5) | 30.1 (24.2–36.7) | 13.5 (9.6–18.7) |
| Rural | 362 | 35.4 (30.5–40.8) | 22.2 (17.3–28.1) | 7.8 (5.0–11.9) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Kinh | 578 | 43.7 (38.9–48.5) | 26.3 (22.0–31.1) | 10.6 (7.9–14.0) |
| Others | 95 | 22.0 (13.9–33.1) | 17.1 (9.4–29.0) | 5.0 (1.7–14.1) |
| Education | ||||
| Primary school or less | 306 | 39.6 (33.7–45.9) | 26.6 (20.7–33.5) | 10.4 (6.9–15.3) |
| Secondary school | 277 | 40.9 (34.0–48.3) | 23.5 (18.0–30.1) | 9.9 (6.4–15.0) |
| University/college | 89 | 41.2 (29.9–53.6) | 23.8 (15.4–34.7) | 6.6 (2.9–14.3) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Senior officials and professionals | 39 | 46.4 (28.5–65.2) | 28.6 (14.1–49.4) | 8.3 (3.3–19.6) |
| Elementary occupations | 309 | 33.6 (28.1–39.5) | 18.4 (13.7–24.2) | 7.8 (4.9–12.1) |
| Others | 325 | 46.9 (40.3–53.6) | 31.5 (25.7–37.9) | 12.1 (8.6–16.6) |
| Income | ||||
| Lower income | 328 | 32.7 (26.9–39.0) | 19.7 (15.0–25.3) | 7.8 (5.0–11.9) |
| Middle income | 225 | 48.8 (40.6–57.1) | 26.7 (21.0–33.4) | 9.4 (6.3–13.9) |
| Higher income | 120 | 44.4 (35.2–53.8) | 34.2 (24.9–44.9) | 15.0 (8.7–24.7) |
| BMI | ||||
| BMI < 25 | 469 | 35.6 (30.8–40.7) | 18.7 (14.9–23.3) | 8.9 (6.2–12.7) |
| BMI ≥ 25 | 202 | 51.2 (43.1–59.1) | 38.7 (30.8–47.3) | 11.5 (7.3–17.6) |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Nonsmoker | 493 | 42.8 (37.8–47.9) | 27.8 (23.3–32.9) | 11.4 (8.4–15.3) |
| Smoker | 179 | 34.5 (26.7–43.3) | 17.8 (12.2–25.2) | 5.8 (3.1–10.6) |
| Drinking status | ||||
| Nondrinker | 368 | 45.3 (39.1–51.6) | 29.6 (24.4–35.4) | 13.0 (9.6–17.4) |
| Drinker | 305 | 35.3 (29.0–42.2) | 20.0 (15.2–25.9) | 6.4 (3.8–10.6) |
1Percentage among the hypertensive people.