Table 2 Prevalence of arterial hypertension according to socio-demographic variable, anthropometric measurements and cardiovascular risk factors of elderly population in Monastir city
From: Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among the elderly living in their home in Tunisia
Variable | N | Prevalence of Hypertension | p value b |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 396 | 220 (55.5) a | Â |
Male | 202 | 91 (45) | P < 0.05 |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â |
< 70 | 227 | 117 (51.5) | Â |
70-74 | 142 | 78 (55) | Â |
75-79 | 122 | 67 (55) | Â |
≥ 80 | 107 | 49 (45.8) | P < 0.01 |
Schooling | Â | Â | Â |
Illiterate | 460 | 248 (54) | Â |
Kuttab (koranic schools) | 72 | 37 (51.3) | Â |
Primary | 34 | 16 (47) | Â |
Secondary or more | 32 | 10 (31.2) | p = 0.08 |
Dependency | Â | Â | Â |
Intense | 57 | 39 (68.4) | Â |
Moderate | 150 | 86 (57.3) | Â |
Autonomy + | 391 | 186 (47.5) | P < 0.01 |
Place of residence | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 516 | 270 (52.3) | NS c |
Rural | 82 | 41 (50) | Â |
Depression | Â | Â | Â |
Mini-GDS < 1 | 462 | 232 (50.2) | Â |
Mini-GDS ≥ 1 | 136 | 79 (58) | NS |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â |
Married | 359 | 187 (52) | Â |
Single | 239 | 124 (51.8) | NS |
Physical activity | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 23 | 8 (34.7) | Â |
No | 575 | 303 (52.6) | NS |
Diabetes | Â | Â | Â |
Absent | 434 | 195 (45) | Â |
Present | 164 | 116 (70.7) | P < 0.001 |
Overweight (kg/m 2 ) (n = 531) | Â | Â | Â |
BMI< 25 | 106 | 31 (29.2) | Â |
BMI: 25-29.9 | 165 | 81 (49) | Â |
BMI ≥ 30 | 260 | 167 (64.2) | p = 0.000 |
Abdominal circumference | Â | Â | Â |
(n = 531) | Â | Â | Â |
Normal | 142 | 47 (33) | Â |
Increased | 389 | 235 (60.4) | P = 0.000 |