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Table 2 Control of hypertension among elderly hypertensive patients in Southern China in 2011

From: Analysis on associated factors of uncontrolled hypertension among elderly hypertensive patients in Southern China: a community-based, cross-sectional survey

Variables

Normal

Pre-hypertension

Hypertension

Control rate (%)

P-value1

   

Stage II

Stage III

  

All subjects, n (%)

138 (1.3)

3532 (33.2)

2885 (27.1)

25 (0.2)

44.6

 

Sex

      

 Women

66 (1.2)

1895 (34.3)

1470 (26.6)

7 (0.1)

46.8

0.003

 Men

72 (1.4)

1637 (32.0)

1415 (27.6)

18 (0.3)

42.6

Age, n (%)

      

 60-69 years

77 (1.4)

1817 (34.3)

1309 (24.7)

11 (0.2)

50.8

<0.001

 70-79 years

45 (1.2)

1235 (31.5)

1158 (29.5)

9 (0.2)

40.7

 ≥80 years

16 (1.1)

430 (30.2)

478 (33.5)

5 (0.4)

37.6

Area of residence, n (%)

      

 Urban

105 (3.3)

1119 (35.5)

663 (21.0)

6 (0.2)

51.1

<0.001

 Suburban

55 (1.2)

979 (21.8)

1511 (33.6)

13 (0.3)

31.4

 Rural

23 (0.8)

708 (23.5)

898 (29.8)

6 (0.2)

34.2

Education, n (%)

      

 College or higher

5 (1.3)

131 (35.6)

98 (26.7)

1 (0.2)

49.2

<0.001

 Middle

23 (1.4)

557 (33.7)

440 (26.6)

2 (0.1)

45.2

 Primary

33 (0.8)

1191 (29.2)

1113 (27.3)

9 (0.2)

40.2

 Illiterate

34 (0.8)

1038 (24.7)

1297 (30.8)

13 (0.3)

33.7

Family history of hypertension, n (%)

62 (1.2)

2010 (39.3)

1006 (19.7)

5 (0.1)

42.8

 

Smoker, n (%)

34 (1.0)

1016 (30.4)

968 (28.9)

5 (0.1)

38.2

 

Drinker, n (%)

37 (1.1)

1021 (30.4)

961 (28.6)

5 (0.1)

39.4

 

Overweight, n (%)

28 (0.8)

998 (30.2)

984 (29.8)

4 (0.1)

37.4

 

Obesity, n (%)

31 (1.1)

751 (26.0)

898 (31.1)

7 (0.2)

33.3

 

FBG (mmol/L)

      

 Normal

67 (1.0)

2527 (36.4)

1856 (26.8)

6 (0.1)

50.6

<0.001

 IFG

7 (1.1)

178 (28.2)

194 (30.7)

9 (1.4)

40.4

 DM

2 (0.4)

135 (25.9)

161 (30.9)

10 (1.9)

36.5

TG (mmol/L)

      

 Normal

50 (1.1)

1516 (33.3)

1159 (25.4)

6 (0.1)

48.7

<0.001

 Slightly high

14 (1.1)

324 (25.0)

452 (34.9)

9 (0.5)

36.4

 High

6 (0.6)

256 (23.7)

360 (33.4)

10 (0.9)

31.4

TC (mmol/L)

      

 Normal

58 (1.1)

1542 (27.9)

1639 (29.6)

9 (0.2)

45.9

0.003

 Slightly high

12 (0.9)

371 (27.1)

422 (30.8)

6 (0.4)

42.2

 High

1 (0.3)

114 (31.7)

91 (25.3)

10 (2.8)

37.4

HDL-C (mmol/L)

      

 Normal

86 (1.2)

1981 (26.9)

2174 (29.5)

35 (0.5)

43.3

0.004

 Low

93 (1.3)

1782 (24.2)

2144 (29.1)

14 (0.2)

40.8

  1. 1P-value: Comparisons among control rates by chi-square test.