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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Socioeconomic and lifestyle determinants of the prevalence of hypertension among elderly individuals in rural southwest China: a structural equation modelling approach

Variables

n

%

95% CI

Biological sex

 Male

2198

45.5

(44.0, 46.9)

 Female

2635

54.5

(53.1, 56.0)

Age group

 60–64 years

1326

27.4

(26.1, 28.7)

 65–69 years

1284

26.6

(25.4, 27.9)

 70–74 years

1047

21.7

(20.4, 22.8)

 ≥ 75 years

1176

24.3

(23.2, 25.6)

Ethnicity

 Han

4026

83.3

(82.3, 84.3)

 Minority

807

16.7

(15.7, 17.7)

Educational level

 Illiterate

1690

35.0

(33.7, 36.4)

 Primary (grade 1–6) or higher

3143

65.0

(63.6, 66.3)

Household assets

 Good

3453

71.4

(70.1, 72.7)

 Poor

1380

28.6

(27.3, 29.9)

Access to medical service

 Good

3797

78.6

(77.3, 79.7)

 Poor

1036

21.4

(20.3, 22.7)

Sleep quality

 Good

2574

53.3

(51.7, 54.6)

 Poor

2259

46.7

(45.4, 48.3)

Physical inactivity

 Yes

2472

51.1

(49.8, 52.6)

 No

2361

48.9

(47.4, 50.2)

Obesity

 Yes

321

6.6

(5.9, 7.4)

 No

4512

93.4

(92.6, 94.1)

Central obesity

 Yes

2551

52.8

(51.3, 54.2)

 No

2282

47.2

(45.8, 48.7)

Family history of hypertension

 Yes

738

15.3

(14.2, 16.3)

 No

4095

84.7

(83.7, 85.8)

Diabetes

 Yes

494

10.2

(9.3, 11.2)

 No

4339

89.8

(88.8, 90.7)

Total

4833

100.0

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