Table 3.

Socioeconomic inequalities in undiagnosed hypertension in Nepal.

Variables	Poorest (Q1) (%)	Richest (Q5) (%)	Q1-Q5	Q1:Q5	Concentration index (C)	Standard error (SE)	p-Value
Total	73.6	47	26.6	1.57	−0.21	0.03	<0.001
Age (in Years)
18–29	79	65.6	13.4	1.20	−0.15	0.06	0.013
30–49	74.4	58.4	16	1.27	−0.14	0.04	<0.001
50–69	72.5	36.6	35.9	1.98	−0.28	0.04	<0.001
≥70	71.7	23.6	48.1	3.04	−0.33	0.06	<0.001
Gender
Female	74.2	38.2	36	1.94	−0.30	0.03	<0.001
Male	73	55.3	17.7	1.32	−0.13	0.03	<0.001
Education
No education	72.9	29.4	43.5	2.48	−0.30	0.03	<0.001
Primary education	76.2	58	18.2	1.31	−0.10	0.06	0.075
Secondary education	73.4	51.4	22	1.43	−0.24	0.05	<0.001
College and higher	74.4	56.1	18.3	1.33	−0.12	0.08	0.129
Marital Status
Never married	82.6	64.2	18.4	1.29	−0.21	0.10	0.038
Married	74.3	48.7	25.6	1.53	−0.21	0.03	<0.001
Widowed/Divorced	68.8	29.1	39.7	2.36	−0.27	0.06	<0.001
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Underweight/Normal	76	59.9	16.1	1.27	−0.11	0.03	0.001
Overweight/Obese	67.3	43.1	24.2	1.56	−0.18	0.04	<0.001
Place of residence
Urban	71.4	46.7	24.7	1.53	−0.20	0.04	<0.001
Rural	74.9	49.5	25.4	1.51	−0.19	0.04	<0.001
Ecological zone
Mountain	75.4	32.4	43	2.33	−0.31	0.08	0.001
Hill	73	50.1	22.9	1.46	−0.20	0.04	<0.001
The Terai	74.3	43.8	30.5	1.70	−0.22	0.04	<0.001
Province of Residence
Province 1	73.6	46.6	27	1.58	−0.23	0.05	<0.001
Province 2	58.7	43.8	14.9	1.34	−0.13	0.08	0.115
Province 3	74.7	46.9	27.8	1.59	−0.27	0.06	<0.001
Province 4	68.7	54.2	14.5	1.27	−0.06	0.05	0.236
Province 5	62.9	44.7	18.2	1.41	−0.15	0.06	0.013
Province 6	81.9	50.9	31	1.61	−0.25	0.07	<0.001
Province 7	88.5	45.7	42.8	1.94	−0.37	0.06	<0.001