Table 3.
Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among 986 ischemic stroke survivors in northeast China (%)
| Characteristics | Awareness | Treatmenta | Controlb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 629 (76.8) | 546 (66.7) | 60 (11.0) |
| Age Group | |||
| 40–49 | 16 (72.7) | 13 (59.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| 50–59 | 108 (81.2) | 98 (73.7) | 7 (7.1) |
| 60–69 | 278 (77.7) | 242 (67.6) | 31 (12.8) |
| 70–79 | 201 (74.7) | 170 (63.2) | 16 (9.4) |
| > =80 | 26 (70.3) | 23 (62.2) | 6 (26.1) |
| P value | 0.503 | 0.244 | 0.041 |
| Sex | |||
| Men | 294 (73.9) | 243 (61.1) | 26 (10.7) |
| Women | 335 (79.6) | 303 (72.0) | 34 (11.2) |
| P value | 0.053 | 0.001 | 0.846 |
| Education,n(%) | |||
| Primary school or lower | 403 (76.9) | 349 (66.6) | 40 (11.5) |
| Middle school | 176 (76.2) | 153 (66.2) | 14 (9.2) |
| High school or above | 50 (78.1) | 44 (68.8) | 6 (13.6) |
| P value | 0.944 | 0.93 | 0.628 |
| Annual household income,n(%) | |||
| < 5000 (yuan) | 300 (74.8) | 256 (63.8) | 20 (7.8) |
| 5000–9999 (yuan) | 115 (78.2) | 99 (67.3) | 14 (14.1) |
| 10,000–19,999 | 73 (79.3) | 61 (66.3) | 9 (14.8) |
| > =20,000 (yuan) | 141 (78.8) | 130 (72.6) | 17 (13.1) |
| P value | 0.619 | 0.227 | 0.164 |
| Region | |||
| Urban | 159 (76.4) | 149 (71.6) | 27 (18.1) |
| Rural | 470 (76.9) | 397 (65.0) | 33 (8.3) |
| P value | 0.887 | 0.078 | 0.001 |
Treatmenta indicated the treatment rate among the overall hypertensive patients with prior ischemic stroke; Controlb indicated the control rate among those who took anti-hypertensive medications