Table 2.
Hypertension by background characteristics among non-hysterectomy and hysterectomy non-pregnant reproductive women in India, 2015–16.
| Variables | Hypertension among non-hysterectomies | p-value∗ | Total∗∗ | Hypertension among hysterectomies | p-value∗ | Total∗∗ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in 5-year groups | 15–19 | 3.1 | 0.000 | 121,177 | 3.5 | 0.000 | 15 |
| 20–24 | 4.7 | 109,073 | 3.5 | 147 | |||
| 25–29 | 6.9 | 104,387 | 8.0 | 876 | |||
| 30–34 | 10.3 | 91,375 | 12.2 | 2019 | |||
| 35–39 | 14.7 | 85,641 | 17.2 | 3577 | |||
| 40–44 | 19.8 | 71,414 | 23.3 | 4959 | |||
| 45–49 | 25.1 | 66,042 | 28.1 | 6556 | |||
| Place of residence | Urban | 11.3 | 0.000 | 191,892 | 26.4 | 0.000 | 5025 |
| Rural | 10.3 | 457,217 | 19.7 | 13,124 | |||
| Religion | Others | 12.0 | 0.000 | 167,856 | 28.7 | 0.000 | 3377 |
| Hindu | 10.3 | 481,253 | 20.5 | 14,772 | |||
| Caste | SC/ST | 10.2 | 0.000 | 234,421 | 21.2 | 0.000 | 5092 |
| OBC | 10.3 | 252,327 | 20.4 | 8427 | |||
| Others | 11.8 | 162,361 | 24.5 | 4630 | |||
| Educational level | No education | 14.0 | 0.000 | 179,305 | 19.4 | 0.000 | 9102 |
| Primary | 12.8 | 80,979 | 23.6 | 3031 | |||
| Secondary | 9.1 | 313,506 | 24.2 | 5347 | |||
| Higher | 7.6 | 75,319 | 23.9 | 669 | |||
| Wealth index | Poorest | 9.6 | 0.000 | 122,920 | 14.4 | 0.000 | 2646 |
| Poorer | 9.8 | 138,259 | 17.9 | 3591 | |||
| Middle | 10.2 | 136,441 | 19.0 | 4130 | |||
| Richer | 11.6 | 128,838 | 25.2 | 4089 | |||
| Richest | 11.7 | 122,651 | 29.2 | 3693 | |||
| Marital Status | Never married | 3.9 | 0.000 | 171,629 | 8.2 | 0.000 | 75 |
| Married | 12.6 | 450,633 | 21.5 | 16,769 | |||
| Others | 17.3 | 26,847 | 24.4 | 1305 | |||
| Body Mass Index | Too thin for their height | 5.8 | 0.000 | 137,968 | 9.4 | 0.000 | 2262 |
| Normal | 9.1 | 375,629 | 17.3 | 9207 | |||
| Overweight | 19.4 | 87,671 | 29.1 | 4404 | |||
| Obese | 27.6 | 27,056 | 41.9 | 1731 | |||
| Alcohol consumption | No | 10.6 | 0.000 | 632,791 | 21.7 | 0.586 | 17,757 |
| Yes | 18.4 | 16,318 | 18.6 | 392 | |||
| Anaemia level | Severe | 7.4 | 0.000 | 6390 | 27.4 | 0.000 | 99 |
| Moderate | 9.5 | 73,393 | 20.4 | 1286 | |||
| Mild | 9.6 | 249,531 | 18.7 | 6067 | |||
| Not anaemic | 12.5 | 305,962 | 24.4 | 10,335 | |||
| Occupation | Not working | 9.9 | 0.000 | 78,743 | 22.2 | 0.000 | 2013 |
| Working | 10.8 | 33,535 | 14.4 | 1164 | |||
| Smoking | No | 10.6 | 0.000 | 640,709 | 21.7 | 0.604 | 17,878 |
| Yes | 13.7 | 8400 | 21.8 | 271 | |||
| Chewing tobacco | No | 10.4 | 0.000 | 600,520 | 21.7 | 0.144 | 16,860 |
| Yes | 15.3 | 48,589 | 20.7 | 1289 | |||
| Regions | North | 11.0 | 0.000 | 131,440 | 26.9 | 0.000 | 3055 |
| Central | 9.3 | 171,246 | 20.7 | 4564 | |||
| East | 10.2 | 115,870 | 18.5 | 3853 | |||
| Northeast | 16.9 | 92,933 | 30.1 | 1212 | |||
| West | 11.0 | 52,444 | 22.6 | 1713 | |||
| South | 11.0 | 85,176 | 22.2 | 3752 | |||
| Children ever born | 0 | 4.9 | 0.000 | 210,045 | 26.1 | 0.000 | 366 |
| 1 | 9.9 | 82,376 | 26.4 | 1226 | |||
| 2 | 12.4 | 147,425 | 21.4 | 5343 | |||
| 3 and above | 15.4 | 209,263 | 21.1 | 11,214 | |||
| Years since hysterectomy performed | <1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17.6 | 0.000 | 1192 |
| 1–2 | N/A | N/A | 21.0 | 3220 | |||
| 3–4 | N/A | N/A | 20.6 | 3249 | |||
| 5 and above | N/A | N/A | 22.6 | 10,364 |
Note: ∗The Chi-square statistic is significant at 0.05 level; ∗∗Unweighted cases.