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) |