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Table 3 Frequency distribution of blood pressure levels in adult residents of Yazd Greater Area aged 20–69 years in 2014–2015

From: Changes in the prevalence of measures associated with hypertension among Iranian adults according to classification by ACC/AHA guideline 2017

Blood Pressure level (mm Hg)

Male

Num. (%, CI 95%)

Female

Num. (%, CI 95%)

Total

Num. (%, CI 95%)

Systolic BP

  < 120

1278 (26.2,25.0–27.4)

1987 (39.9,38.6–41.3)

3265 (33.1,32.2–34.0)

 120–129

1412 (28.9,27.7–30.2)

1227 (24.6,23.5–25.9)

2639 (26.8,25.9–27.6)

 130–139

1071 (21.9,20.8–23.1)

816 (16.4,15.4–17.4)

1887 (19.1,18.4–19.9)

 140–149

600 (12.3,11.4–13.2)

448 (9.0,8.2–9.8)

1048 (10.6,10.0–11.2)

 150–159

215 (4.4,3.9–5.0)

217 (4.4,3.8–5.0)

432 (4.4,4.0–4.8)

  ≥ 160

307 (6.3,5.6–7.0)

283 (5.7,5.1–6.4)

590 (6.0,5.5–6.5)

 

P value: < 0.0001

Diastolic BP

  ≤ 79

1954 (40.0,38.6–41.4)

2638 (53.0,51.6–54.4)

4592 (46.6,45.6–47.5)

 80–89

1797 (36.8,35.5–38.2)

1523 (30.6,29.3–31.2)

3320 (33.7,32.7–34.6)

 90–99

798 (16.3,15.3–17.4)

597 (12.0,11.1–12.9)

1395 (14.1,13.5–14.8)

  ≥ 100

334 (6.8,6.2–7.6)

221 (4.4,3.9–5.1)

555 (5.6,5.2–6.1)

 

P value: < 0.0001