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Table 6 Prevalence (95% CI) of unidentified hypertension among males by age, ethnicity, education level, body mass index category and waist circumference level

From: Aging and obesity are associated with undiagnosed hypertension in a cohort of males in the Central Province of Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional descriptive study

Variable

Hypertension % (CI)

Age category

  < 20 years

24.5 (20.5, 28.9)

 20–30 years

28.2 (25.1, 31.4)

 31–40 years

31.8 (28.4, 35.3)

 41–50 years

40.1 (35.3, 45.0)

  > 50 years

49.6 (41.3, 59.3)

Ethnicity

 Sinhalese

31.7 (29.7, 33.8)

 Tamil

29.3 (23.0, 35.9)

 Moor

32.3 (25.9, 38.8)

Education level

 No education – grade 5

35.3 (17.6, 59.9)

 Grade 6 – grade 11

32.6 (27.8, 37.7)

 Ordinary level passed

32.2 (29.6, 34.9)

 Advanced level passed

28.5 (25.1, 31.9)

 Graduate/postgraduate

48.4 (37.5, 61.9)

Weight status

 Normal weight

27.0 (24.3, 29.9)

 Underweight

23. 4 (19.2, 27.6)

 Overweight

36.5 (33.1, 40.0)

 Obese

44.9 (39.3, 50.8)

  1. n = 2462