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Table 2 Prevalence estimates by sex and age group for systolic blood pressure (SBP) and body mass index (BMI) in Agincourt sub-district, South Africa, 2010 [8]

From: Burden of stroke attributable to selected lifestyle risk factors in rural South Africa

 

Males

Females

Age group

n

SBP

BMI

n

SBP

BMI

  

Mean (SD)

 

Mean (SD)

25–29

181

127.7 (9.7)

22.6 (3.6)

312

120.7 (10.1)

26.7 (5.6)

30–34

171

126.4 (10.6)

23.3 (4.3)

323

124 (11)

28.1 (6.3)

35–39

197

127.3 (11.8)

22.9 (4.4)

345

125.7 (12.1)

27.4 (6.1)

40–44

113

127.5 (13.7)

23.8 (4.8)

213

127.5 (14.1)

28.4 (6.4)

45–49

134

132.8 (13.9)

25.6 (7.9)

238

131.8 (13.3)

28.9 (7.6)

50–54

73

135.4 (10.5)

24.4 (4.9)

127

135.8 (13.6)

28.9 (7.2)

55–59

83

131.9 (14.1)

23.7 (5.1)

121

139.8 (14.7)

29.2 (6.6)

60–64

111

140.4 (13.6)

24.5 (5.2)

132

135.5 (12.2)

28.5 (6.8)

65–69

87

140.6 (15.9)

24.3 (4.5)

124

140.5 (14)

27.8 (5.7)

70–74

86

141.3 (13)

24.3 (5)

67

138.8 (11.4)

28.1 (6.8)

75–79

36

140.3 (13.5)

22.5 (4.3)

67

138.8 (12.4)

26.4 (5.3)

80+

52

137.9 (11.3)

23.7 (4.1)

66

143.7 (13.5)

25 (5.7)

  1. Table 2 shows the prevalence of risk factors in Agincourt sub-district, South Africa, in 2010. The sample size (n) shown is for participants whose blood pressure was measured; this varied slightly more than the sample size for body-mass index