Table 1 Proportions of those aware and unaware who require drug therapy (95% CI)
Awareness of hypertensive status | >65 years | 18–64 years | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Aware | 71 477/ 138 342 51.7% (51.5–51.9%) | 592 186/ 759 444 78% (77.9–78.1%) | 663 663/ 897 786 73.9% (73.8–74%) |
Unaware | 129 398/ 376 861 34% (33.8–34.2%) | 738 542/ 1 143 872 64.6% (64.5–64.7%) | 867 940/ 1 520 733 57.1% (57–57.2%) |