From: Prevalence and determinants of hypertension in Myanmar - a nationwide cross-sectional study
 | Male | Female | Total |
---|---|---|---|
 | n = 2862 | n = 4457 | N = 7319 |
Age, mean (SD) years | 40.3 (13.4) | 40.4 (12.8) | 40.4 (13.0) |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean (SD) | 130.1 (19.6) | 125.4 (20.8) | 127.5 (20.5) |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean (SD) | 80.4 (13.0) | 79.6 (12.2) | 79.9 (12.5) |
Hypertensiona, % | 30.1 | 29.8 | 29.9 |
Using antihypertensivesb, % | 5.5 | 10.7 | 8.7 |
Annual income per household, MMKc, median (interquartile range) | 1000000 (600000–1800000) | 842500 (520000–1456000) | 960000 (541632–1560000) |
Years at school, mean (SD) | 7.7 (4.0) | 6.7 (4.2) | 7.1 (4.1) |
BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 21.7 (4.3) | 23.0 (5.1) | 22.5 (4.9) |
Waist circumference, cm, mean (SD) | 76.3 (10.6) | 75.7 (11.2) | 75.9 (11.0) |
Rural, % | 70.2 | 70.5 | 70.4 |
Region, % | Â | Â | Â |
 Central plains | 38.4 | 31.8 | 34.3 |
 Hilly | 18.4 | 13.8 | 15.6 |
 Coastal | 11.7 | 15.3 | 13.9 |
 Delta | 31.5 | 39.1 | 36.1 |
Ethnicity Bamar, % | 73.6 | 72.9 | 73.1 |
Marital status, % | Â | Â | Â |
 Currently married | 73.1 | 67.0 | 21.9 |
 Never married | 23.1 | 21.2 | 69.3 |
 Sep/Div/Wid | 3.7 | 11.8 | 8.7 |
Currently smoking, % | 44.8 | 7.9 | 22.3 |
Currently using smokeless tobacco, % | 51.4 | 16.4 | 30.1 |
≥5 servings of fruit and veg. daily, % | 11.0 | 9.8 | 10.2 |
Peanut oil use, % | 41.8 | 42.6 | 42.3 |
Palm oil use, % | 19.1 | 21.1 | 20.3 |
Mixed Peanut and palm oil use, % | 11.7 | 11.1 | 11.3 |
Sesame oil use, % | 18.8 | 17.0 | 17.4 |
Other oil use, % | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.7 |
Current alcohol drinkers, % | 31.4 | 1.6 | 13.2 |
Vigorous activity at work, % | 41.1 | 15.0 | 25.2 |
Vigorous activity in recreation time, % | 12.7 | 2.0 | 6.2 |