Table 2.
The percentage of hypertension and the recommended antihypertensive medications in the Saudi Biobank according to the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline and the JNC-7 guideline
| Characteristics | 2017 ACC/AHA guideline | JNC-7 guideline | 2017 ACC/AHA but not JNC-7 | |||
| Hypertension | Recommended antihypertensive medications |
Hypertension | Recommended antihypertensive medications |
Hypertension | Recommended antihypertensive medications |
|
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
| Overall | 40.77 (40.60 to 40.94) | 27.67 (27.52 to 27.82) | 14.49 (14.37 to 14.61) | 24.84 (24.69 to 24.98) | 26.28 (26.23 to 26.33) | 2.83 (2.83 to 2.84) |
| Age, years | ||||||
| 18–29 | 34.86 (34.64 to 35.08) | 21.62 (21.43 to 21.81) | 10.67 (10.53 to 10.81) | 19.66 (19.47 to 19.84) | 24.19 (24.11 to 24.27) | 1.96 (1.96 to 1.97) |
| 30–39 | 43.44 (43.12 to 43.76) | 29.68 (29.39 to 29.97) | 14.62 (14.40 to 14.85) | 26.46 (26.18 to 26.75) | 28.82 (28.72 to 28.91) | 3.22 (3.21 to 3.22) |
| 40–49 | 55.58 (55.06 to 56.11) | 44.15 (43.63 to 44.68) | 27.33 (26.87 to 27.80) | 39.35 (38.84 to 39.87) | 28.25 (28.19 to 28.31) | 4.80 (4.79 to 4.81) |
| 50–59 | 66.87 (65.94 to 67.80) | 54.91 (53.92 to 55.89) | 36.31 (35.39 to 37.22) | 48.16 (47.17 to 49.15) | 30.56 (30.55 to 30.58) | 6.75 (6.75 to 6.74) |
| ≥60 | 70.13 (68.23 to 71.96) | 64.94 (62.97 to 66.85) | 34.15 (32.27 to 36.02) | 54.55 (52.51 to 56.57) | 35.98 (35.96 to 35.94) | 10.39 (10.46 to 10.28) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Women | 33.57 (33.34 to 33.80) | 32.02 (31.79 to 32.24) | 10.39 (10.24 to 10.54) | 19.97 (19.78 to 20.17) | 23.18 (23.10 to 23.26) | 12.05 (12.01 to 12.07) |
| Men | 47.72 (47.48 to 47.96) | 23.16 (22.95 to 23.37) | 18.45 (18.26 to 18.63) | 29.53 (29.31 to 29.75) | 29.27 (29.22 to 29.33) | −6.37 (–6.36 to –6.38) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Never married | 36.18 (35.95 to 36.40) | 22.89 (22.70 to 23.09) | 11.91 (11.76 to 12.06) | 21.05 (20.86 to 21.24) | 24.27 (24.19 to 24.34) | 1.84 (1.84 to 1.85) |
| Married | 46.39 (46.13 to 46.65) | 33.37 (33.12 to 33.62) | 17.76 (17.59 to 17.99) | 29.39 (29.15 to 29.63) | 28.63 (28.54 to 28.66) | 3.98 (3.97 to 3.99) |
| Divorced, Sep. | 44.18 (44.10 to 46.25) | 34.61 (33.58 to 35.65) | 17.30 (16.50 to 18.10) | 29.83 (28.84 to 30.82) | 26.88 (27.6 to 28.15) | 4.78 (4.74 to 4.83) |
| Tobacco use | ||||||
| No | 40.93 (40.75 to 41.12) | 27.81 (27.64 to 27.97) | 14.47 (14.34 to 14.60) | 24.94 (24.78 to 25.10) | 26.46 (26.41 to 26.52) | 2.87 (2.86 to 2.87) |
| Yes | 39.98 (39.57 to 40.39) | 27.00 (26.63 to 27.37) | 14.60 (14.30 to 14.89) | 24.32 (23.96 to 24.68) | 25.38 (25.27 to 25.50) | 2.68 (2.67 to 2.69) |
| Diabetes | ||||||
| No | 39.37 (39.20 to 39.54) | 18.87 (18.70 to 19.04) | 13.44 (13.32 to 13.56) | 14.25 (14.09 to 14.40) | 25.39 (25.88 to 25.98) | 4.62 (4.61 to 4.64) |
| Yes | 62.37 (61.69 to 63.04) | 41.60 (41.33 to 41.88) | 30.65 (30.01 to 31.30) | 41.60 (41.33 to 41.88) | 31.72 (31.68 to 31.74) | 0 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | ||||||
| Underweight | 20.84 (20.28 to 21.39) | 11.72 (11.28 to 12.17) | 5.41 (5.10 to 5.72) | 10.55 (10.13 to 10.97) | 15.43 (15.18 to 15.67) | 1.17 (1.15 to 1.20) |
| Normal weight | 30.76 (30.51 to 31.02) | 19.14 (18.92 to 19.36) | 8.89 (8.73 to 9.04) | 16.98 (16.77 to 17.19) | 21.87 (21.78 to 21.98) | 2.16 (2.15 to 2.17) |
| Overweight | 44.37 (44.06 to 44.68) | 30.40 (30.12 to 30.69) | 14.69 (14.47 to 14.92) | 27.16 (26.88 to 27.44) | 29.68 (29.59 to 29.76) | 3.24 (3.24 to 3.25) |
| Obese | 56.12 (55.76 to 56.48) | 40.46 (40.10 to 40.82) | 23.98 (23.67 to 24.29) | 36.63 (36.27 to 36.98) | 32.14 (32.09 to 32.19) | 3.83 (3.83 to 3.84) |
| Extremely obese | 67.53 (66.53 to 68.54) | 54.21 (53.14 to 55.28) | 37.82 (36.78 to 38.87) | 50.46 (49.38 to 51.53) | 29.71 (29.75 to 29.67) | 3.75 (3.76 to 3.75) |
| Waist circum., cm | ||||||
| Normal | 32.65 (32.44 to 32.85) | 20.51 (20.34 to 20.68) | 9.30 (9.17 to 9.42) | 18.13 (17.96 to 18.29) | 23.35 (23.27 to 23.43) | 2.38 (2.38 to 2.39) |
| Not normal | 55.54 (55.25 to 55.83) | 40.68 (40.39 to 40.96) | 23.94 (23.69 to 24.18) | 37.03 (36.75 to 37.30) | 31.60 (31.56 to 31.65) | 3.65 (3.64 to 3.66) |
| Waist–hip ratio | ||||||
| Normal | 37.55 (37.37 to 37.74) | 24.68 (24.51 to 24.84) | 12.38 (12.26 to 12.51) | 22.11 (21.95 to 22.27) | 25.17 (25.11 to 25.23) | 2.57 (2.56 to 2.57) |
| Not normal | 54.57 (54.18 to 54.97) | 40.50 (40.11 to 40.88) | 23.53 (23.19 to 23.86) | 36.51 (36.13 to 36.89) | 31.04 (30.99 to 31.11) | 3.99 (3.98 to 3.99) |
ACC/AHA, American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association; BMI, body mass index; JNC-7, Joint National Committee 7 Blood Pressure Guideline; SAR, Saudi Arabian Riyals.