Table 2.
Prevalence of hypertension in Sri Lankan adults, SLHAS 2018–19.
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| CHARACTERISTICS | HYPERTENSION BY JNC7 % (95% CI) | HYPERTENSION BY ACC/AHA 2017 % (95% CI) | F-STATISTIC (P-VALUE) |
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| Overall | 28.2 (26.6–29.7) | 51.3 (49.6–53.1) | |
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| Age (years) | |||
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| 18–29 | 6.7 (4.7–8.7) | 29.8 (26.2–33.3) | 104.7 (<0.001) |
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| 30–39 | 14.4 (11.8–17.0) | 39.5 (35.9–43.1) | |
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| 40–49 | 27.2 (24.2–30.2) | 55.4 (52.5–58.3) | |
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| 50–59 | 40.0 (36.8–43.2) | 64.8 (61.3–68.2) | |
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| 60–69 | 56.4 (52.6–60.2) | 74.0 (71.1–76.9) | |
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| 70–79 | 68.5 (64.6–72.4) | 80.3 (77.2–83.4) | |
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| 80+ | 65.9 (58.0–73.8) | 79.2 (72.0–86.3) | |
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| Sex | |||
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| Male | 28.1 (25.9–30.3) | 51.8 (49.2–54.4) | 0.0 (0.945) |
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| Female | 28.2 (26.4–30.0) | 50.9 (48.7–53.2) | |
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| Ethnicity | |||
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| Sinhala | 27.1 (25.3–28.9) | 50.0 (48.0–51.9) | 2.32 (0.101) |
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| Tamil | 28.5 (24.9–32.2) | 52.8 (47.4–58.1) | |
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| Muslim | 35.7 (29.9–41.5) | 59.7 (54.2–65.2) | |
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| Other | 37.2 (10.0–64.5) | 61.9 (37.0–86.8) | |
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| Education | |||
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| No formal schooling | 45.4 (36.2–54.7) | 62.8 (52.9–72.6) | 32.25 (<0.001) |
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| Primary education | 42.6 (38.3–46.8) | 61.0 (56.3–65.8) | |
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| Secondary education | 26.1 (24.3–27.8) | 50.0 (48.1–51.9) | |
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| Tertiary education | 23.6 (17.9–29.4) | 47.2 (39.2–55.2) | |
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| Sector | |||
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| Urban | 45.4 (36.2–54.7) | 62.8 (52.9–72.6) | 1.83 (0.163) |
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| Rural | 42.6 (38.3–46.8) | 61.0 (56.3–65.8) | |
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| Estate | 26.1 (24.3–27.8) | 50.0 (48.1–51.9) | |
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| Rural/estate | 23.6 (17.9–29.4) | 47.2 (39.2–55.2) | |
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| Household SES quintile | |||
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| Poorest | 27.2 (24.5–29.8) | 48.6 (45.6–51.7) | 1.25 (0.291) |
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| Poorer | 25.9 (22.9–28.9) | 50.5 (47.1–53.9) | |
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| Middle | 28.6 (25.5–31.7) | 51.3 (47.2–55.5) | |
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| Richer | 29.0 (26.1–32.0) | 52.3 (48.7–56.0) | |
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| Richest | 30.1 (26.3–34.0) | 54.0 (49.6–58.3) | |
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| Area SES tertile | |||
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| Least developed | 25.3 (22.9–27.6) | 48.8 (45.9–51.7) | 8.90 (0.003) |
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| Middle | 26.6 (23.9–29.3) | 49.3 (46.0–52.5) | |
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| Most developed | 32.3 (29.5–35.1) | 55.6 (52.6–58.7) | |
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| Body mass index (kg/m2) | |||
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| <25 | 23.1 (21.5–24.7) | 42.9 (40.8–45.0) | 4.62 (0.033) |
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| 25–29.9 | 34.0 (31.5–36.5) | 62.0 (59.3–64.7) | |
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| 30+ | 40.6 (34.9–46.2) | 70.9 (66.2–75.6) | |
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| Previously diagnosed diabetic | 53.5 (49.4–57.6) | 74.0 (70.4–77.6) | 187.95 (<0.001) |
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| Previously diagnosed hypertensive | 88.2 (85.9–90.4) | 93.7 (91.9–95.4) | 874.45 (<0.001) |
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Notes: F-statistic for test of equal prevalence across groups is defined by each characteristic, computed for hypertension defined according to the JNC7 guidelines.