Table 7-2. – Rates of self-reported hypertension in individuals aged 18 years or more and 95% confidence intervals, according to sociodemographic variables, Brazil, 2019.
| Self-reported hypertension rates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Rate | 95% CI | |
| Lower limit | Upper limit | ||
| Age group | |||
| 18-29 years | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| 30-59 years | 20.3 | 19.6 | 20.9 |
| 60-64 years | 46.9 | 44.9 | 48.9 |
| 65-74 years | 56.6 | 54.9 | 58.2 |
| 75 or more | 62.1 | 60.1 | 64.1 |
| Education level | |||
| None or incomplete elementary | 36.6 | 35.7 | 37.4 |
| Elementary or incomplete High School | 20.4 | 19.1 | 21.6 |
| High School or incomplete College | 15.4 | 14.7 | 16.1 |
| College | 18.2 | 17.1 | 19.3 |
| Race/skin color | |||
| White | 24.4 | 23.6 | 25.1 |
| Black | 25.8 | 24.4 | 27.2 |
| Brown | 22.9 | 22.2 | 23.5 |
| Employment status | |||
| Employed | 16.9 | 16.4 | 17.4 |
| Unemployed | 11.9 | 10.1 | 13.7 |
| Not in labor force | 38.7 | 37.8 | 39.6 |
| Monthly income (minimum wage) | |||
| None - ¼ | 16.4 | 15.1 | 17.8 |
| 1/4 - 1/2 | 18.7 | 17.6 | 19.8 |
| 1/2 - 1 | 25.8 | 24.9 | 26.8 |
| 1 - 2 | 25.7 | 24.9 | 26.6 |
| 2 - 3 | 25.3 | 23.5 | 27.1 |
| 3 – 5 | 25.2 | 23.2 | 27.3 |
| More than 5 | 25.0 | 23.0 | 27.1 |
| Total | 23.9 | 23.5 | 24.4 |
Source: IBGE, Diretoria de Pesquisas, Coordenação de Trabalho e Rendimento, Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde 2019. 306