Table 12 Age-adjusted percentage of men and women having hypertension by income level, gender, age, ethnicity and location
Age/Ethnicity/ | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location/Region | Low | Middle | High | Low | Middle | High |
30 – 39 | 20 (0.001) | 27 (0.001) | 18 (0.01) | 20 (0.001) | 16 (0.001) | 8 (0.01) |
40 – 49 | 38 (0.001) | 33 (0.001) | 33 (0.001) | 35 (0.001) | 27 (0.001) | 22 (0.001) |
50 – 59 | 39 (0.001) | 45 (0.001) | 50 (0.001) | 57 (0.001) | 44 (0.001) | 32 (0.001) |
60 – 69 | 60 (0.001) | 64 (0.001) | 57 (0.001) | 57 (0.001) | 57 (0.001) | 56 (0.001) |
≥ 70 | 68 (0.001) | 88 (0.001) | 89 (0.1) | 66 (0.001) | 71 (0.05) | 76 (0.001) |
Malay | 45 (0.001) | 37 (0.001) | 38 (0.001) | 44 (0.001) | 33 (0.001) | 26 (0.001) |
Chinese | 50 (0.001) | 43 (0.001) | 27 (0.001) | 43 (0.01) | 22 (0.001) | 26 (0.001) |
Indian | 56 (0.05) | 32 (0.001) | 32 (0.01) | 70 (0.05) | 35 (0.001) | 19 (0.01) |
Others | 51 (0.001) | 53 (0.001) | 13 (0.1) | 40 (0.001) | 41 (0.001) | 40 (0.1) |
Urban | 48 (0.001) | 39 (0.001) | 39 (0.001) | 39 (0.001) | 29 (0.001) | 25 (0.001) |
Rural | 49 (0.001) | 46 (0.001) | 44 (0.001) | 44 (0.001) | 40 (0.001) | 42 (0.001) |
WPM | 36 (0.001) | 37 (0.001) | 44 (0.001) | 24 (0.001) | 30 (0.001) | 40 (0.001) |
EPM | 47 (0.001) | 46 (0.001) | 55 (0.001) | 28 (0.001) | 41 (0.001) | 49 (0.001) |
EM | 43 (0.001) | 54 (0.001) | 57 (0.001) | 27 (0.001) | 32 (0.001) | 42 (0.001) |