Table 2 Characteristics of the Yazd Health Study participants (20–69 years) and the prevalence of hypertension associated measures by both guidelines in 2014–15
Variables | Total Num. (%) | Prevalence of hypertension associated measures | Difference % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
JNC-7 Num. (%, CI 95%) | ACC/AHA2017 Num. (%, CI 95%) | |||
Sex | ||||
 Male | 4883 (49.5) | 1585 (32.5,31.2–32.5) | 3152 (66.5,63.2–65.9) | +  34.0 |
 Female | 4978 (50.5) | 1275 (25.6,24.4–26.8) | 2617 (53.8,52.4–55.2) | +  28.2 |
Age groups | ||||
 20–29 | 1952 (19.8) | 206 (10.6,9.3–12.0) | 737 (38.1,36.0–40.3) | +  27.5 |
 30–39 | 2015 (20.5) | 355 (17.6,16.0–19.3) | 1026 (51.4,49.2–53.6) | +  33.8 |
 40–49 | 2042 (20.7) | 592 (28.9,27.1–31.0) | 1273 (64.0,61.9–66.1) | +  35.1 |
 50–59 | 1957 (19.8) | 724 (37.0,34.9–39.2) | 1338 (70.3,68.2–72.3) | +  33.3 |
 60–69 | 1893 (19.2) | 965 (50.9,48.7–53.2) | 1394 (78.0,76.0–79.9) | +  27.1 |
Education | ||||
 Primary school and less | 2550 (26.1) | 1089 (42.7,40.8–44.6) | 1784 (73.1,71.3–74.7) | +  29.4 |
 High school | 2783 (28.5) | 808 (29.0,27.4–30.7) | 1688 (62.1,60.2–63.9) | +  33.1 |
 Diploma and Graduate Diploma | 2899 (29.7) | 624 (21.5,20.1–23.0) | 1521 (53.4,51.5–55.2) | +  31.9 |
 BSc,MSc. and Doctorate | 1535 (15.7) | 296 (19.3,17.4–21.3) | 725 (48.0,45.5–50.5) | +  28.7 |
BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
 Underweight (<  18.5) | 299 (3.0) | 27 (9.0,6.3–12.8) | 80 (26.9,22.2–32.3) | +  17.9 |
 Normal (18.5–24.5) | 3149 (32.0) | 614 (19.5,18.1–20.9) | 1520 (49.2,47.5–51.0) | +  29.7 |
 Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 3796 (38.6) | 1193 (31.4,29.9–32.9) | 2368 (64.1,62.5–65.6) | +  32.7 |
 Obesity (≥30.00) | 2601 (26.4) | 1003 (38.6,36.7–40.4) | 1795 (71.4,69.6–73.1) | +  32.8 |
History of hypertension | ||||
 Yes | 1800 (18.6) | 1069 (59.4,57.1–61.4) | 1402 (83.6,81.7–85.3) | +  24.2 |
 No | 7887 (81.4) | 1743 (22.1,21.2–23.0) | 4275 (55.1,54.0–56.2) | +  33.0 |
History of diabetes mellitus? mellitus | ||||
 Yes | 1386 (14.1) | 635 (45.8,43.2–48.4) | 999 (75.3,72.9–77.6) | +  29.5 |
 No | 8420 (85.9) | 2194 (26.1,25.1–27.0) | 4732 (57.5,56.4–58.6) | +  31.4 |