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Table 1 Sociodemographic and CVD risk factors among 15–64 year old citizens of Myanmar, by gender and for the total population

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, %

   

 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, %

   

 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

  1. aSBP ≥ 140 or DBP ≥ 90, or uses antihypertensive medications; bPercentage who uses antihypertensives by the entire population; c1 USD = 1.280 MMK, 26. November 2015