Table 1.
Sample characteristics by hypertension status.
| Characteristics | Unweighted Frequency | Weighted Frequency | Non-Hypertensive Weighted % (95% CI) or Weighted Mean (SD) |
Hypertensive Weighted % (95% CI) or Weighted Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 20,635 | 19,591 | 71.4 (70.8–72.0) | 28.6 (28.0–29.2) |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 15–19 | 2354 | 2253 | 93.4 (92.4–94.5) | 6.6 (5.5–7.6) |
| 20–29 | 4187 | 4318 | 89.3 (88.3–90.2) | 10.7 (9.8–11.7) |
| 30–39 | 3882 | 3645 | 82.8 (81.6–84.1) | 17.2 (15.9–18.4) |
| 40–49 | 4587 | 4215 | 64.7 (63.3–66.2) | 35.3 (33.8–36.7) |
| 50–59 | 5625 | 5160 | 44.1 (42.8–45.5) | 55.9 (54.5–57.2) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 14,718 | 10,248 | 71.7 (70.8–72.6) | 28.3 (27.4–29.2) |
| Male | 5917 | 9343 | 71.1 (70.1–72.0) | 29.0 (28.0–29.9) |
| Household wealth | ||||
| Poorest | 6794 | 4753 | 67.7 (66.3–69.0) | 32.3 (31.0–33.7) |
| Middle-status | 6879 | 6029 | 69.2 (68.0–70.3) | 30.8 (29.7–32.0) |
| Richest | 6962 | 8809 | 74.9 (74.0–75.8) | 25.1 (24.2–26.0) |
| Educational status | ||||
| Primary or below | 9675 | 7953 | 65.5 (64.5–66.6) | 34.5 (33.4–35.5) |
| Secondary | 7741 | 7925 | 71.2 (70.2–72.2) | 28.8 (27.8–29.8) |
| Above secondary | 3210 | 3701 | 84.4 (83.2–85.6) | 15.6 (14.4–16.8) |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 9479 | 11,249 | 73.2 (72.3–74.0) | 26.8 (26.0–27.7) |
| Rural | 11,156 | 8342 | 69.0 (68.0–70.0) | 31.0 (30.0–32.0) |
| Self-reported Diabetes | ||||
| Yes | 324 | 312 | 27.9 (22.9–32.9) | 72.1 (67.1–77.1) |
| No | 20,311 | 19,279 | 72.1 (71.5–72.7) | 27.9 (27.3–28.5) |
| H/O smoking | ||||
| Smoker | 2479 | 3786 | 69.4 (67.9–70.9) | 30.6 (29.1–32.1) |
| Nonsmoker | 18,156 | 15,805 | 71.9 (71.2–72.6) | 28.1 (27.4–28.8) |
| H/O alcohol consumption | ||||
| Yes | 6559 | 8483 | 70.8 (69.8–71.7) | 29.2 (28.3–30.2) |
| No | 14,076 | 11,108 | 71.8 (71.0–72.7) | 28.2 (27.3–29.0) |
| Body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) | 20,231 | 18,950 | 25.50 (4.58) | 28.84 (5.19) |
| BMI categories | ||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 499 | 473 | 92.4 (90.0–94.8) | 7.6 (5.2–10.0) |
| Normal (18.5–24.9) | 8164 | 7606 | 84.0 (83.2–84.8) | 16.0 (15.2–16.8) |
| Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 7087 | 6848 | 67.9 (66.8–69.0) | 32.1 (31.0–33.2) |
| Obese (≥30) | 4481 | 4023 | 50.5 (49.0–52.1) | 49.5 (47.9–51.0) |
| Waist circumference (WC, cm) | 20,072 | 18,693 | 85.00 (13.99) | 93.96 (13.46) |
| WC (cm) quartiles | ||||
| Quartile 1 (< 75) | 4454 | 3626 | 89.2 (88.1–90.2) | 10.8 (9.8–11.9) |
| Quartile 2 (75–85) | 4972 | 4380 | 80.6 (79.4–81.8) | 19.4 (18.2–20.6) |
| Quartile 3 (85–96) | 5588 | 5544 | 68.1 (66.9–69.4) | 31.9 (30.6–33.1) |
| Quartile 4 (>96) | 5058 | 5143 | 53.4 (52.1–54.8) | 46.5 (45.2–47.9) |
| Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) | 20,039 | 18,650 | 0.51 (0.09) | 0.57 (0.09) |
| WHtR quartiles | ||||
| Quartile 1 (<0.46) | 4765 | 4317 | 88.2 (87.2–89.1) | 11.8 (10.9–12.8) |
| Quartile 2 (0.46–0.52) | 5085 | 4872 | 78.9 (77.7–80.0) | 21.1 (20.0–22.3) |
| Quartile 3 (0.52–0.58) | 4596 | 4420 | 67.6 (66.2–68.9) | 32.4 (31.1–33.8) |
| Quartile 4 (>0.58) | 5593 | 5041 | 52.1 (50.7–53.5) | 47.9 (46.5–49.3) |
| Conicity index (CI) | 20,000 | 18,633 | 1.20 (0.13) | 1.25 (0.12) |
| CI quartiles | ||||
| Quartile 1 (<1.12) | 4933 | 4168 | 83.9 (82.9–85.1) | 16.1 (14.9–17.2) |
| Quartile 2 (1.12–1.20) | 4818 | 4277 | 77.3 (76.0–78.6) | 22.7 (21.4–24.0) |
| Quartile 3 (1.20–1.29) | 5341 | 5202 | 67.6 (66.4–68.9) | 32.4 (31.1–33.6) |
| Quartile 4 (>1.29) | 4908 | 4986 | 58.7 (57.4–60.1) | 41.3 (39.9–42.6) |
CI: confidence interval, SD: standard deviation, H/O: history of. Missing data on education (n = 9), BMI (n = 404), WC (n = 563), WHtR (n = 596), CI (n = 635).