Table 1 General characteristics, blood pressure parameters, hypertension treatment and control, by health area, in hypertensive patients in the municipalities of Cardenas and Santiago, Cuba, 2012–2013
Total (n = 1333) | Cardenas | Santiago | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) / mean | 95% CI | JAE (No. = 292) | Moncada (No. = 346) | Finlay (No. = 351) | Grimau (No. = 344) | |||||
No. (%)/ mean | 95% CI | No. (%) / mean | 95% CI | No. (%) / mean | 95% CI | No. (%) / mean | 95% CI | |||
Female sex | 819 (61) | 59–64 | 164 (56) | 50–62 | 194 (56) | 51–61 | 218 (62) | 57–67 | 243 (71) | 66–75 |
Age (years) | 59.8 | 59.1–60.6 | 58.7 | 57.1–60.3 | 59.2 | 57.9–60.7 | 62.5 | 61.0–63.9 | 58.7 | 57.2–60.2 |
Non-white ethnicity | 758 (57) | 54–60 | 92 (32) | 26–37 | 127 (37) | 7–14 | 236 (67) | 62–72 | 303 (88) | 85–92 |
Post-primary education | 1128 (85) | 83–87 | 265 (91) | 87–94 | 261 (75) | 71–80 | 310 (88) | 85–92 | 292 (85) | 81–89 |
Single civil status | 571 (43) | 40–45 | 112 (38) | 33–44 | 130 (38) | 32–43 | 174 (50) | 44–55 | 155 (45) | 40–50 |
Paid job | 522 (39) | 37–42 | 143 (49) | 43–55 | 127 (37) | 32–42 | 125 (36) | 31–41 | 127 (37) | 32–42 |
Body Mass Index | ||||||||||
Underweight | 27 (2) | 1–3* | 5 (2) | 1–4 | 10 (3)* | 1–5* | 6 (2) | 1–4* | 6 (2) | 1–4* |
Normal weight | 518 (39) | 36–41 | 113 (39) | 33–44 | 113 (33) | 28–38 | 144 (41) | 36–46 | 148 (43) | 38–48 |
Overweight | 523 (39) | 37–42 | 125 (43) | 37–48 | 139 (40) | 35–45 | 133 (38) | 33–43 | 126 (37) | 32–42 |
Obese | 265 (20) | 18–22 | 49 (17) | 12–21 | 84 (24) | 20–29 | 68 (19) | 15–24 | 64 (19) | 14–23 |
Diabetes | 207 (16) | 14–17 | 33 (11) | 8–15 | 40 (12) | 8–15 | 69 (20) | 16–24 | 65 (19) | 15–23 |
Coronary heart disease | 185 (14) | 12–16 | 26 (9) | 6–12 | 54 (16) | 12–19 | 65 (19) | 14–23 | 40 (12) | 8–15 |
Blood pressure (mmHg) | ||||||||||
Systolic | 130.0 | 129.3–130.8 | 128.9 | 127.3–130.5 | 131.7 | 128.7–131.7 | 129.2 | 127.8–130.6 | 130.2 | 128.7–131.7 |
Diastolic | 83.1 | 82.6–83.6 | 81.5 | 80.4–82.5 | 83.8 | 82.3–84.8 | 84.2 | 83.3–85.2 | 82.6 | 81.7–83.5 |
On anti-hypertensive pharmacological treatment | 1218 (91) | 90–93 | 284 (97) | 95–99 | 318 (92) | 89–95 | 318 (91) | 87–93 | 298 (87) | 83–92 |
Controlled hypertension | 773 (58) | 55–61 | 191 (65) | 60–71 | 186 (54) | 48–59 | 187 (53) | 48–59 | 209 (61) | 55–66 |