Table 2.
Prevalence of pre‐hypertension (Pre‐HTN) and hypertension (HTN) by sex and age groups, N = 1596
| Age groups | Males and Females (combined) | Males | Females | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N |
Normal BP % (95% CI) |
Pre‐hypertension % (95% CI) |
Hypertension % (95% CI) |
N |
Normal BP % (95% CI) |
Pre‐hypertension % (95% CI) |
Hypertension % (95% CI) |
N |
Normal BP % (95% CI) |
Pre‐hypertension % (95% CI) |
Hypertension % (95% CI) |
|
| 12‐14 | 155 | 69 (61, 76) | 16 (11, 23) | 15 (10, 21) | 65 | 77 (65, 86) | 17 (9, 28) | 6 (2, 15) | 90 | 63 (53, 73) | 16 (9, 25) | 21 (14, 31) |
| 15‐17 | 672 | 62 (58, 66) | 23 (20, 26) | 15 (12, 18) | 345 | 56(50, 61) | 28 (24, 33) | 16 (12, 20) | 327 | 69 (64, 74) | 17 (13, 22) | 14 (10, 18) |
| 18‐20 | 393 | 61 (56, 66) | 33 (29, 38) | 6 (4, 8) | 219 | 47 (41, 54) | 46 (39, 52) | 7 (4, 11) | 174 | 78 (71, 83) | 18 (13, 25) | 4 (2, 8) |
| 21‐24 | 376 | 52 (47, 57) | 39 (34, 44) | 9 (7, 13) | 236 | 40 (34, 46) | 47 (41, 54) | 13 (9, 18) | 140 | 73 (65, 80) | 24 (17, 31) | 3 (1, 8) |