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Table 2 Prevalence of hypertension among rural adults aged ≥ 60 years in Yunnan Province, China, according to socioeconomic and lifestyle factors

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

P value

Biological sex

   

0.001

 Male

1047

47.6

(45.5, 49.7)

 

 Female

1400

53.1

(51.2, 54.9)

 

Age group

   

0.001

 60–64 years

591

44.6

(42.0, 47.3)

 

 65–69 years

649

50.5

(47.8, 53.3)

 

 70–74 years

562

53.7

(50.9, 56.7)

 

 ≥ 75 years

645

54.8

(52.2, 57.6)

 

Ethnicity

   

0.015

 Han

2007

49.9

(48.4, 51.3)

 

 Minority

440

54.5

(51.1, 57.8)

 

Educational level

   

0.220

 Illiterate

876

51.8

(49.4, 54.3)

 

 Primary (grade 1–6) or higher

1571

50.0

(48.3, 51.8)

 

Household assets

   

0.004

 Good

1703

49.3

(47.6, 50.9)

 

 Poor

744

53.9

(51.2, 56.6)

 

Access to medical service

   

0.013

 Good

1887

49.7

(48.1, 51.2)

 

 Poor

560

54.1

(50.9, 57.1)

 

Sleep quality

   

0.001

 Good

1191

46.3

(44.3, 48.2)

 

 Poor

1256

55.6

(53.5, 57.6)

 

Physical inactivity

   

0.001

 Yes

1349

54.6

(52.6, 56.6)

 

 No

1098

46.5

(44.5, 48.6)

 

Obesity

   

0.001

 Yes

224

69.8

(64.8, 74.6)

 

 No

2223

49.3

(47.8, 50.8)

 

Central obesity

   

0.001

 Yes

1500

58.8

(56.9, 60.7)

 

 No

947

41.5

(39.5, 43.5)

 

Family history of hypertension

   

0.001

 Yes

501

67.9

(64.7, 71.1)

 

 No

1946

47.5

(46.0, 49.2)

 

Diabetes

   

0.001

 Yes

318

64.4

(60.2, 68.6)

 

 No

2129

49.1

(47.5, 50.4)

 

Total

2447

50.6

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