Table 3.
Prevalence of Hypertension according to different age groups.
| Region | <30 Yrs | 30–39Yrs | 40–49Yrs | 50–59Yrs | 60–69Yrs | >70Yrs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No in Group | HT (%) | No in Group | HT (%) | No in Group | HT (%) | No in Group | HT (%) | No in Group | HT (%) | No in Group | HT (%) | |
| N/Central | 172 | 5 (4.12) | 214 | 35 (14.9) | 155 | 30 (18.4) | 77 | 16 (24.7) | 26 | 3 (11.0) | 9 | 8 (81.2) |
| N/East | 261 | 7 (2.78) | 243 | 31 (12.9) | 208 | 66 (32.1) | 136 | 57 (42.5) | 121 | 70 (57.8) | 101 | 57 (58.1) |
| N/West | 266 | 18 (6.28) | 160 | 15 (8.24) | 116 | 31 (27.1) | 88 | 44 (45.2) | 42 | 33 (81.5) | 37 | 23 (63.5) |
| S/East | 45 | 6 (12.4) | 84 | 17 (24.1) | 119 | 61 (56.2) | 128 | 87 (67.6) | 67 | 48 (63.1) | 46 | 33 (71.8) |
| S/South | 119 | 16 (12.1) | 114 | 35 (29.2) | 116 | 58 (47.9) | 85 | 53 (65.4) | 67 | 45 (65.4) | 42 | 29 (69.2) |
| S/West | 92 | 6 (6.56) | 108 | 21 (20.8) | 147 | 69 (46.5) | 155 | 83 (54.9) | 123 | 66 (53.6) | 103 | 59 (58.2) |
| Rural | 454 | 21 (6.29) | 434 | 60 (15.9) | 410 | 150 (40.5) | 333 | 155 (51.8) | 281 | 163 (61.0) | 262 | 155 (62.1) |
| Urban | 501 | 37 (7.74) | 489 | 94 (21.7) | 451 | 182 (43.3) | 336 | 201 (61.0) | 165 | 112 (59.9) | 76 | 54 (65.7) |
| Overall | 955 | 58 (6.84) | 923 | 154 (18.1) | 861 | 332 (41.7) | 669 | 356 (55.5) | 446 | 275 (60.6) | 338 | 209 (63.0) |
Hypertension was systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg and/or use of antihypertensive medication.