Table 2.
Prevalence of awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Yazd adult residents aged 20–69 years (Total hypertensive n = 3655)
| Awareness Num. (%) |
Treateda Num. (%) |
Controlleda Num. (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude prevalence | 1817 (49.7) | 1209 (71.5) | 731 (40.2) |
| Age groups | |||
| 20–29 | 29 (11.9) | 9 (52.9) | 20 (69.0) |
| 30–39 | 79 (19.2) | 37 (56.1) | 40 (50.6) |
| 40–49 | 270 (37.7) | 172 (71.1) | 106 (39.3) |
| 0–59 | 577 (58.0) | 384 (70.8) | 253 (43.8) |
| 60–69 | 861 (67.0) | 606 (73.5) | 311 (36.1) |
| P value | < 0.0001 | 0.015 | < 0.0001 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 737 (39.1) | 408 (70.7) | 255 (34.6) |
| Female | 1080 (61) | 729 (72.0) | 476 (44.1) |
| P value | < 0.0001 | Not Significant | < 0.0001 |
| Education | |||
| Primary school and less | 881 (61.3) | 625 (74.3) | 325 (36.9) |
| High school | 484 (46.6) | 315 (70.6) | 200 (41.3) |
| Diploma & Graduate Diploma | 323 (40.6) | 189 (65.2) | 151 (46.7) |
| BSc,MSc. and Doctorate | 110 (31.5) | 69 (69.0) | 47 (42.7) |
| P value | < 0.0001 | 0.024 | 0.016 |
| Place of residence | |||
| Urban (Yazd) | 1601 (49.1) | 1057 (70.9) | 636 (39.7) |
| Urban (New Cities) or Semi-Urban | 129 (59.2) | 90 (75.6) | 58 (45.0) |
| Rural | 87 (50.3) | 62 (74.7) | 37 (42.5) |
| P value | 0.015 | Not Significant | Not Significant |
| Health insurance | |||
| Yes | 1733 (50.4) | 1148 (71.0) | 699 (40.3) |
| No | 46 (31.1) | 35 (83.3) | 12 (26.1) |
| P value | < 0.0001 | Not Significant | Not Significant |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||
| Underweight | 9 (25.7) | 7 (87.5) | 6 (66.7) |
| Normal | 291 (39.5) | 184 (70.8) | 122 (41.9) |
| Overweight | 731 (49.6) | 489 (71.7) | 290 (39.7) |
| Obesity | 766 (58.4) | 515 (70.8) | 310 (40.5) |
| P value | < 0.0001 | Not Significant | Not Significant |
| Physical activity | |||
| Low | 1157 (55) | 747 (69.9) | 478 (41.3) |
| Moderate | 576 (44.4) | 410 (74.7) | 221 (38.4) |
| High | 84 (32.8) | 52 (70.3) | 32 (38.1) |
| P value | < 0.0001 | Not Significant | Not Significant |
| Family history of hypertension | |||
| Yes | 1247 (80.2) | 871 (72.4) | 488 (39.1) |
| No | 480 (50.1) | 308 (68.6) | 200 (41.7) |
| P value | < 0.0001 | Not Significant | Not Significant |
| Family history of CVD | |||
| Yes | 686 (58.0) | 472 (73.4) | 319 (46.5) |
| No | 1038 (46.5) | 680 (70.6) | 376 (36.2) |
| P value | < 0.0001 | Not Significant | < 0.0001 |
| Current tobacco use | |||
| Yes | 191 (34.6) | 104 (61.9) | 73 (38.20 |
| No | 1604 (52.4) | 1095 (72.7) | 647 (40.3) |
| P value | < 0.0001 | 0.003 | Not Significant |
| A positive history of DM | |||
| Yes | 705 (75.2) | 510 (75.3) | 293 (41.6) |
| No | 1103 (40.9) | 692 (68.7) | 433 (39.3) |
| P value | < 0.0001 | 0.002 | Not Significant |
a Frequency in those who are aware of their hypertension