Table 1 Baseline descriptive information, mean and standard error diastolic and systolic blood pressure measurements and hypertension prevalence among adults in San Juan de Miraflores region of Lima, Peru, 2006.
From: Hypertension among adults in a deprived urban area of Peru – Undiagnosed and uncontrolled?
Men (n = 170) | Women (n = 414) | p value | Total (n = 584) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group (n, %) | 0.1611 | |||
<30 years | 49 (28.8) | 146 (35.3) | 195 (33.4) | |
30–49 years | 103 (60.6) | 237 (57.3) | 340 (58.2) | |
50+ years | 18 (10.6) | 31 (7.5) | 49 (8.4) | |
BMI (n, %) | 0.0021 | |||
Not overweight | 78 (45.9) | 149 (36.0) | 227 (38.9) | |
Overweight | 73 (42.9) | 173 (41.8) | 246 (42.1) | |
Obese | 16 (9.4) | 90 (21.7) | 106 (18.2) | |
Missing | 3 (1.8) | 2 (0.5) | 5 (0.9) | |
Household bedroom ratio (quartiles) | 0.0211 | |||
1 (lowest) | 38 (22.4) | 81 (19.6) | 119 (20.4) | |
2 | 29 (17.1) | 77 (18.6) | 106 (18.2) | |
3 | 29 (17.1) | 91 (22.0) | 120 (20.6) | |
4 (highest) | 65 (38.2) | 113 (27.3) | 178 (30.5) | |
Missing | 9 (5.3) | 52 (12.6) | 61 (10.5) | |
Number of years of education | 0.0051 | |||
0 | 1 (0.6) | 6 (1.5) | 7 (1.2) | |
1 to 6 | 27 (15.9) | 101 (24.4) | 128 (21.9) | |
7 to 11 | 114 (67.1) | 203 (49.0) | 317 (54.3) | |
12 to 21 | 13 (7.7) | 44 (10.6) | 57 (9.8) | |
Missing | 15 (8.8) | 60 (14.5) | 75 (12.8) | |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg, SE) | 119.3 (1.0) | 109.5 (0.7) | <0.0012 | |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg, SE) | 74.9 (0.8) | 68.3 (0.6) | <0.0012 | |
Prevalence of hypertension (%, 95% CI) | ||||
<30 years | 0 | 2.7 (0.1, 5.4) | 0.2331 | 2.1 (0, 4.1) |
30–49 years | 14.6 (7.6, 21.5) | 5.9 (2.9, 8.9) | 0.0081 | 8.5 (5.5, 11.6) |
50+ years | 27.8 (6.0, 49.5) | 29.0 (12.1, 46.0) | 0.9271 | 28.6 (16.2, 41.0) |
Crude (all ages) | 11.8 (6.9, 16.7) | 6.5 (4.1, 8.9) | 0.0361 | 8.0 (5.8, 10.3) |
Age standardized3 (20 to 70+ years) | 19.5 (9.9, 29.1) | 11.4 (3.7, 19.1) | 0.6742 | 13.2 (5.0, 21.5) |