TABLE 3.

Overall prevalence of high BP risk factors and distribution of BP for each risk factors among the study population, no. = 11 145

Risk factors	Total	Men						Women
		Normal BP *		Pre‐HTN †		HTN ‡		Normal BP *		Pre‐HTN †		HTN ‡
	%	%	95% CI	%	95% CI	%	95% CI	%	95% CI	%	95% CI	%	95% CI
Tobacco use	35.6	51.7	49.4 ‐ 54	26.7	24.7 – 28.7	21.6	19.7 – 23.5	43.4	41.3 – 45.5	22.3	20.5 – 24.1	34.3	32.3 – 36.3
Intake of unhealthy diets
Inadequate fruit/vegetable	68.5	50.1	48.1 – 52.1	26.7	24.9 – 28.5	23.2	21.5 – 24.9	49.0	47.7 – 50.3	23.5	22.4 – 24.6	27.5	26.3 – 28.7
Fast food	31.3	51.3	48.8 – 53.8	31.9	29.6 – 34.2	16.8	14.9 – 18.7	53.7	51.5 – 55.9	25.3	23.4 – 27.2	21.0	19.2 – 22.8
Sweetened beverage	36.6	49.7	47.5 – 51.9	29.7	27.7 – 31.7	20.7	18.9 – 22.5	54.9	52.7 – 57.1	24.5	22.6 – 26.4	20.7	18.7 – 22.1
Added salt	62.8	52.8	50.7 – 54.9	29.3	27.4 – 31.2	17.9	16.3 – 19.5	51.4	50.0 – 52.8	24.6	23.4 – 25.8	24.0	22.8 – 25.2
Alcohol intake (once in life)	0.6	60.4	46.6 – 74.2	29.2	16.3 – 42.1	10.4	1.8 ‐ 19	50.0	29.1 – 70.9	31.8	12.3 – 51.3	18.2	2.1 – 34.3
Physically inactive	18.1	39.2	35.8 – 42.6	30.2	27.0 – 33.4	30.7	27.5 – 33.9	41.7	38.9 – 44.4	23.3	20.9 – 25.7	35.0	32.3 – 37.7
Generalized obesity	3.5	20.0	8.9 – 31.1	32.0	19.1 – 44.9	48.0	34.2 – 61.8	23.5	19.0 – 28.0	30.8	25.9 – 35.7	45.7	40.4 ‐ 51
Diabetes	9.2	25.3	21 – 29.6	24.5	20.2 – 28.8	50.1	45.2 ‐ 55	20.1	17.7 – 24.1	23.5	20.2 – 26.8	55.6	51.7 – 59.5
Familial HTN	26.5	44.3	41.1 – 47.5	30.9	28 – 33.8	24.8	22.1 – 27.5	45.0	42.8 – 47.2	24. 8	22.9 – 26.7	30.1	28.1 – 32.1

BP, blood pressure; HTN, hypertension.

^*Systolic blood pressure < 120 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure < 80 mmHg.

^† Systolic blood pressure 120 – 139 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure 80 ‐89 mmHg.

^‡ Systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg and/ diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg.