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Table 2 Age-specific prevalence of hypertension in studies in older adults in Africa

From: Determinants of systemic hypertension in older adults in Africa: a systematic review

No.	Reference	Country	50–59	60–69	70–79	80 +	50–59	60–69	70–79	80 +	50–59	60–69	70–79	80 +	50–64	65–74	75+	65–69	70–74	75–79	80 +	65–74	75–84	85+
No.	Reference	Country	M	M	M	M	F	F	F	F	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	T	T
1	Dewhurst 2013 [25]	Tanzania			60.6	65.9			75.0	77.3			68.6	72.5
2	Hammami 2011 [26]	Tunisia										51.5	54.9	45.8
3	Minicuci 2014 [22]														50.0	54.2	49.9
4	Osman 2017 [35]	Ghana													52.0	54.5	63.5					52.0	54.5	63.5
5	Phaswana-Mafuya 2013 [42]	South Africa									74.9	80.6	78.4
6	Pilleron 2017a [36]	CAR																50.1	53.2	52.7	63.6
7	Pilleron 2017b [36]	Congo																62.9	72.7	67.8	70.6
8	Raji 2017 [37]	Nigeria																66.2	68.9	60.1	68.1
9	Tianyi 2017 [39]	Cameroon	59.5	68.6	52.3	54.5	53.8	62.0	48.9	30.0	54.9	62.2	50.5	50.0

CAR Central African Republic, F females, M males, T total subjects (both sexes)

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