Table 1.
Characteristics and predisposing, enabling/disabling and need factors in a sample of 1373 adults screened for undiagnosed and diagnosed hypertension (HTN) in Central African Republic, 2017 (% are weighted).
| Variable | Total | Undiagnosed HTNa | Diagnosed HTN | p-valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| All | 1373 | 865 (69.8) | 508 (30.2) | |
| Predisposing factors | ||||
|
Age in years (missing cases = #0) 25–34 35–44 45–54 55–64 |
112 (18.3) 220 (28.6) 398 (31.0) 643 (22.1) |
86 (77.0) 157 (74.1) 266 (70.3) 356 (57.7) |
26 (23.0) 63 (25.9) 132 (29.7) 287 (42.3) |
< 0.001 |
|
Sex (#0) Female Male |
898 (50.1) 475 (49.9) |
516 (62.1) 349 (77.8) |
382 (37.9) 126 (22.2) |
< 0.001 |
|
Marital status (#27) Not married Married/cohabiting |
613 (37.5) 733 (62.5) |
373 (67.7) 477 (71.3) |
240 (32.3) 256 (28.7) |
0.093 |
|
Ethnicity (#17) Gbaya or Banda Mandia or Ngbaka Bantou Other |
516 (34.8) 313 (24.5) 527 (40.7) |
321 (67.0) 201 (71.8) 328 (70.0) |
195 (33.0) 112 (28.2) 199 (30.0) |
0.434 |
| Enabling/disabling factors | ||||
|
Ever glucose measured (#7) No Yes |
1316 (97.4) 50 (2.6) |
848 (71.0) 11 (23.1) |
468 (29.0) 39 (76.9) |
< 0.001 |
|
Education in years (#20) 0 1–9 ≥ 10 |
336 (17.4) 614 (43.6) 403 (39.0) |
201 (66.1) 388 (69.1) 262 (71.9) |
135 (33.9) 226 (30.9) 141 (28.1) |
0.340 |
|
Household income in XAF (past week) (#38) < 7000 7000 to < 21,000 ≥ 21,000 |
363 (23.2) 537 (40.4) 435 (36.4) |
233 (70.7) 346 (72.4) 264 (66.9) |
130 (29.3) 191 (27.6) 171 (33.1 |
0.251 |
|
Current tobacco use (#3) No Yes |
1114 (80.6) 256 (19.4) |
673 (67.7) 190 (78.8) |
441 (32.3) 66 (21.2) |
< 0.001 |
|
Current heavy drinking (#1) No Yes |
979 (65.7) 393 (34.3) |
588 (67.4) 276 (74.6) |
391 (32.6) 117 (25.4) |
0.025 |
|
Physical activity (#25) Low Moderate High |
296 (16.7) 171 (11.5) 881 (71.8) |
154 (55.5) 104 (67.3) 593 (73.8) |
142 (44.5) 67 (32.7) 288 (26.2) |
< 0.001 |
| Need factors | ||||
|
Body mass index (#3) Normal Underweight Overweight Obesity |
670 (49.3) 192 (14.0) 265 (19.0) 243 (17.7) |
438 (73.0) 126 (68.6) 160 (70.4) 138 (61.6) |
232 (27.0) 66 (31.4) 105 (29.6) 105 (38.4) |
0.041 |
|
Diabetes (#346) No Yes |
873 (84.8) 154 (15.2) |
533 (69.1) 87 (58.4) |
340 (30.9) 67 (41.6) |
0.025 |
|
Total cholesterol (#361) Normal Elevated High |
646 (67.7) 258 (23.2) 114 (9.1) |
407 (70.4) 141 (59.8) 60 (59.7) |
239 (29.6) 117 (40.2) 54 (40.3) |
0.016 |
| Blood pressure | M (SD) | M (SD | M (SD) | p-valuec |
| Systolic blood pressure | 149 (22.7) | 148.5 (18.5) | 150.5 (30.3) | 0.212 |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 95.5 (13.7) | 96.2 (11.2) | 93.9 (18.1) | 0.012 |
XAF Central African CFA Franc, Average exchange rate in 2017: 0.0017 USD; aUndiagnosed HTN was classified as systolic BP ≥ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic BP ≥ 90 mmHg among adults who had never been told by a doctor or other health worker that they had raised blood pressure or hypertension and had not been taking antihypertensive medication; bχ2 statistic; ct-test statistic;