Table 1.
Hypertension prevalence by characteristics of the participants
| Items | Total (N = 8234) | Men (n = 3340) | Women (n = 4894) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | Hypertension (prevalence, %) | N (%) | Hypertension (prevalence, %) | N (%) | Hypertension (prevalence, %) | |
| Age, (year) | ||||||
| 21–29 | 1182 (14.36) | 104 (8.80) + | 423 (12.66) | 68 (16.08)+ | 759 (15.51) | 36 (4.74) *+ |
| 30–39 | 2418 (29.37) | 306 (12.66) | 949 (28.41) | 199 (20.97) | 1469 (30.02) | 107 (7.28) |
| 40–49 | 1600 (19.43) | 357 (22.31) | 625 (18.71) | 203 (32.48) | 975 (19.92) | 154 (15.79) |
| 50–59 | 1430 (17.37) | 492 (34.41) | 555 (16.62) | 234 (42.16) | 875 (17.88) | 258 (29.49) |
| 60–69 | 1034 (12.56) | 582 (56.29) | 469 (14.04) | 283 (60.34) | 565 (11.54) | 299 (52.92) * |
| 70–91 | 570 (6.92) | 421 (73.86) | 319 (9.55) | 232 (72.73) | 251 (5.13) | 189 (75.30) * |
| Educational level | ||||||
| Middle school or below | 734 (8.91) | 386 (52.59) + | 331 (9.91) | 186 (56.19) + | 403 (8.23) | 200 (49.63) *+ |
| College or undergraduate | 4915 (59.69) | 1431 (29.11) | 1929 (57.75) | 759 (39.35) | 2986 (61.01) | 672 (22.51) * |
| Postgraduate or above | 2585 (31.39) | 445 (17.21) | 1080 (32.34) | 274 (25.37) | 1505 (30.75) | 171 (11.36) |
| Han Ethnicity | 7938 (96.41) | 2193 (27.63) | 3233 (96.80) | 1190 (36.81)+ | 4705 (96.14) | 1003 (21.32) |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Civil servant | 2066 (25.09) | 423 (20.47) + | 905 (27.10) | 270 (29.83) + | 1161 (23.72) | 153 (13.18) *+ |
| Professionals | 3775 (45.85) | 667 (17.67) | 1399 (41.89) | 374 (26.73) | 2376 (48.55) | 293 (12.33) * |
| Retired staff | 1702 (20.67) | 1006 (59.11) | 749 (22.43) | 480 (64.09) | 953 (19.47) | 526 (55.19) * |
| Others | 691 (8.39) | 166 (24.02) | 287 (8.59) | 95 (33.10) | 404 (8.26) | 71 (17.57) |
| In a current marriage | 7001 (85.03) | 2066 (29.51)+ | 2916 (87.31) | 1121 (38.44)+ | 4085 (83.47) | 945 (23.13) *+ |
| Smoking | 909 (11.04) | 343 (37.73)+ | 751 (22.49) | 293 (39.01) | 158 (3.23) | 50 (31.65) *+ |
| Alcohol drinking | 1324 (16.08) | 455 (34.37)+ | 946 (28.32) | 370 (39.11)+ | 378 (7.72) | 85 (22.49) * |
| Regular Exercise | 2327 (28.26) | 787 (33.82)+ | 1171 (35.06) | 463 (39.54)+ | 1156 (23.62) | 324 (28.03) *+ |
| Family history of hypertension | 3890 (47.24) | 1394 (35.84)+ | 1516 (45.39) | 711 (46.90)+ | 2374 (48.51) | 683 (28.77) *+ |
| Obesity index ( | ||||||
| PBF (%) | 29.71 ± 6.71 | 25.99 ± 5.83 | 32.25 ± 6.05* | |||
| VFA (cm2) | 93.21 ± 34.35 | 96.35 ± 32.87 | 91.07 ± 35.17 | |||
| WHR | 0.89 ± 0.06 | 0.92 ± 0.06 | 0.88 ± 0.06* | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.12 ± 3.45 | 25.52 ± 3.25 | 23.16 ± 3.25* | |||
Data were presented as mean ± SD or n (%)
PBF percentage body fat, VFA visceral fat area, BMI body mass index, WHR waist-hip ratio
+P < 0.05 for comparison of the prevalence of hypertension among different categories of the specific characteristics
*P < 0.05 for comparison of the prevalence of hypertension between men and women of the specific characteristics