Table 1.

Socioeconomic factors associated with self-reported hypertension in Yazd Greater Area. 2014–2015

	Num.	Percent
Crude prevalence	1817	18.5
Age-Standardized prevalence	10.5
Sex
Men	737	15.2
Women	1080	21.9
Age group
20–29	29	1.5
30–39	79	4.0
40–49	270	13.3
50–59	577	29.5
60–69	861	45.6
Education
primary school and less	881	34.6
high school	484	17.4
diploma and graduate diploma	323	11.3
BSc & MSc. and doctorate	110	7.3
Migration status
Yazd native	1374	19.1
From within the Yazd province	228	22.2
From other Iranian provinces	161	13.0
from overseas	29	13.8
Duration of hypertension (years)
< 1	113	6.6
1–2	356	20.9
3–4	370	21.7
5–6	268	15.7
> = 7	595	35.0
Total	1702	100
When was the last time you visited your doctor?
< 1 month	570	34.0
1–3 months	625	37.3
4–6 months	219	13.1
6–12 months	115	6.9
> 1 year	147	8.8
Total	1676	100
Having health insurance	1733	97.4
positive Family history of hypertension	1247	72.2
positive Family history of CVD	686	39.8
positive Family history of DM	705	39.0