Table 3 Prevalence diastolic of hypertension by sex and age groups among the study subjects
Age groups (years) | Male | Female | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | N | Normal/elevated | Stage 1 HTN | Stage 2 HTN | Normal/elevated | Stage 1 HTN | Stage 2 HTN |
35–44 | 4020 | 1212 (65.8) | 469 (25.4) | 162 (8.8) | 1432 (65.7) | 556 (25.5) | 190 (8.7) |
45–54 | 3154 | 845 (61.4) | 343 (24.9) | 189 (13.7) | 961 (54.1) | 538 (30.3) | 278 (15.6) |
55–64 | 2329 | 542 (49.5) | 343 (31.4) | 209 (19.1) | 618 (50) | 374 (30.3) | 243 (19.7) |
65–74 | 569 | 100 (45) | 77 (34.7) | 45 (20.3) | 158 (45.5) | 120 (34.6) | 69 (19.9) |
Over 75 | 39 | 13 (44.8) | 9 (31) | 7 (24.1) | 3 (30) | 3 (30) | 4 (40) |
Total | 10,111 | 2712 (59.4) | 1241 (27.2) | 612 (13.4) | 3172 (57.2) | 1591 (28.7) | 784 (14.1) |
P value | – | χ2 = 137.86 | χ2 = 122.68 | ||||
df = 12 | df = 12 | ||||||
P ≤ 0.001 | P ≤ 0.001 | ||||||