From: Validation of self reported diagnosis of hypertension in a cohort of university graduates in Spain
N (%) | % Confirmed HT (95% CI)§ | P-value* | % Confirmed non-HT (95% CI)† | P-value* | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 127 (100) | 82.3 (72.8–92.8) | 85.4 (72.4–89.1) | ||
Men | 70 (55.1) | 85.4 (72.8–92.8) | 0.53 | 77.3 (56.6–89.9) | 0.22 |
Women | 57 (44.9) | 78.6 (60.5–89.8) | 92.3 (75.9–97.9) | ||
Age | 0.27 | 0.73 | |||
≤ 40 | 46 (36.2) | 69.2 (42.4–87.3) | 87.9 (72.7–95.2) | ||
41–55 | 35 (27.6) | 79.2 (59.5–90.8) | 81.8 (52.3–94.9) | ||
>55 | 46 (36.2) | 88.1 (75.0–94.8) | 75.0 (30.1–95.4) | ||
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 0.84 | 0.37 | |||
<25 | 67 (52.7) | 81.3 (64.9–71.1) | 88.6 (74.0–95.5) | ||
≥ 25 | 60 (47.3) | 83.0 (70.9–91.1) | 76.9 (49.7–91.8) | ||
Family history of HT | 0.01 | 0.004 | |||
No | 78 (61.4%) | 72.1 (57.3–83.3) | 94.3 (81.4–98.4) | ||
Yes | 49 (38.6%) | 94.4 (81.9–98.5) | 61.5 (35.5–82.3) | ||
Biomedical degree | 0.72 | 0.32 | |||
No | 101 (61.4%) | 81.0 (69.6–88.8) | 81.6 (66.6–90.8) | ||
Yes | 26 (38.6%) | 87.5 (64.0–96.5) | 100.0 (72.2–100.0) |