Table 3.

Distribution of Hypertension Incidences among Women in Ghana.

	No Hypertension		Hypertension
Age Groups	Frequency	%	Frequency	%
<20	1589	97.84	35	2.16
20–25	1536	95.70	69	4.30
25–30	1477	92.20	125	7.80
30–35	1169	85.45	199	14.55
35–40	1067	82.65	224	17.35
40–45	769	75.02	256	24.98
45–50	516	60.56	336	39.44
All respondents	8123	86.72	1244	13.28
Regions
Western	926	89.21	112	10.79
Central	837	89.52	98	10.48
Greater Accra	1551	81.85	344	18.15
Volta	611	84.98	108	15.02
Eastern	753	86.45	118	13.55
Ashanti	1507	84.47	277	15.53
Brong Ahafo	683	89.05	84	10.95
Northern	722	91.97	63	8.03
Upper East	331	92.46	27	7.54
Upper West	202	93.95	13	6.05
Sector of the Economy
Urban	4215	83.66	823	16.34
Rural	3908	90.27	421	9.73
Arm Circumference
<20	150	87.21	22	12.79
20–25	738	94.37	44	5.63
25–30	3707	93.59	254	6.41
30–35	2666	82.46	567	17.54
35–40	709	74.55	242	25.45
40–45	136	60.99	87	39.01
≥45	17	37.78	28	62.22
Body Mass Index
Missing	4065	86.93	611	13.07
Underweight	260	95.24	13	4.76
Normal	2305	91.61	211	8.39
Overweight	996	84.69	180	15.31
Obese	497	68.46	229	31.54