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Table 1 Socio-demographic factors among 25-74-year-old citizens in Yangon Region, Myanmar, in 2004 and 2014

From: Changes in prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension from 2004 to 2014 among 25-74-year-old citizens in the Yangon Region, Myanmar

  

2004

2014

p-value

Gender

 Male

1994

745

 

 Female

2454

741

 

Age (Mean Years ± SD)

 Male

49.9 ± 13.3

48.4 ± 13.3

0.001 *

 Female

48.7 ± 12.7

46.9 ± 12.4

0.131

 Total

49.2 ± 13.0

47.6 ± 12.9

0.001 *

Age group (proportion %)

 25-34

707 (15.9)

286 (19.2)

 

 35-44

945 (21.3)

350 (23.6)

 

 45-54

1131 (25.4)

351 (23.6)

 

 55-64

981 (22.1)

329 (22.1)

 

 65-74

684 (15.4)

170 (11.4)

0.526

Highest Education Level (proportion %)

 No formal school

354 (7.96)

90 (6.1)

 

 Less than Primary school

840 (18.9)

223 (15.0)

 

 Primary school completed

1548 (34.8)

468 (31.5)

 

 Secondary school completed

929 (20.9)

278 (18.7)

 

 High school completed

429 (9.6)

186 (12.5)

 

 College/university completed

320 (7.2)

211 (14.2)

 

 Post graduate degree

28 (0.6)

28 (1.9)

<0.001 *

Yearly household Income (proportion %) $

 Mean (Kyats)

44,968

259,605

 

 Less than 100,000 Kyats

3963 (95.1)

481 (34.5)

 

 100,001- < 150,000 Kyats

81 (1.9)

268 (19.2)

 

 150,001- < 300,000 Kyats

106 (2.5)

404 (29.0)

 

  > 300,000 Kyats

21 (0.5)

242 (17.4)

 
  1. $ Exchange rate 1 USD = 750 Kyats in 2004 and 953.8 Kyats in November 2013