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Table 3 Age-standardized hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment and control by residence, socio economic status and gender

From: Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension and their determinants: results from a national survey in Kenya

Indicator

Hypertension

Awarenessa

Treatmentb

Controlledc

% [95%CI]

% [95%CI]

% [95%CI]

% [95%CI]

National

24.5 [22.6:26.5]

15.5 [12.2:18.7]

26.9 [17.3:36.4]

51.7 [33.5:69.9]

Residence

 Rural

24.7 [22.3:27.2]

12.3 [8.8:15.8]

32.9 [14.2:51.6]

50.2 [29.1:71.3]

 Urban

24.9 [21.7:28.1]

20.9 [15.2:26.6]

22.1 [15.8:28.3]

54.6 [37.3:71.9]

Wealth status

 1 - Poorest

19.4 [15.4:23.4]

12.1 [5.6:18.6]

18.4 [4.1:32.8]

81.7 [66.3:97.0]

 2

24.3 [20.8:27.9]

15.6 [8.8:22.3]

30.7 [10.7:50.8]

18.4 [12.7:24.1]

 3

27.5 [23.1:31.8]

10.8 [6.8:14.8]

17.8 [11.8:23.7]

7.1 [0.5:13.7]

 4

24.7 [20.5:28.9]

13.6 [8.8:18.3]

31.5 [15.2:47.9]

61.4 [49.9:73.0]

 5 - Richest

29.0 [24.6:33.5]

24.8 [16.0:33.6]

19.9 [13.1:26.7]

40.2 [25.6:54.8]

Sex

 Female

24.2 [22.0:26.4]

22.7 [17.4:28.1]

28.2 [17.2:39.2]

54.2 [33.9:74.4]

 Male

25.0 [22.3:27.7]

9.1 [5.4:12.7]

23.6 [8.1:39.2]

62.3 [55.1:69.5]

Body mass index

 Normal

22.0 [20.1:23.9]

10.8 [6.9:14.7]

20.6 [13.9:27.3]

65.1 [57.6:72.7]

 Underweight

17.0 [12.3:21.8]

12.7 [4.9:20.4]

66.3 [63.5:69.2]

97.4 [93.4:101.3]

 Overweight

30.7 [26.2:35.3]

23.0 [14.1:31.8]

28.6 [12.0:45.1]

37.1 [25.2:48.9]

 Obese

42.2 [32.1:52.4]

25.6 [15.2:36.0]

22.0 [11.7:32.4]

18.9 [9.7:28.2]

Harmful use of alcohol

 No

23.6 [21.5:25.8]

15.3 [12.0:18.6]

30.0 [19.0:41.0]

53.6 [35.1:72.1]

 Yes

29.2 [23.8:34.5]

15.8 [6.7:24.9]

10.5 [2.5:18.4]

2.5 [−0.8:5.9]

Current tobacco use

 No

24.9 [22.9:26.9]

15.7 [12.4:19.1]

30.9 [18.6:43.2]

50.5 [32.4:68.6]

 Yes

24.2 [18.0:30.5]

15.6 [5.2:26.1]

11.9 [5.4:18.4]

16.9 [13.4:20.3]

N

4433

1270

270

136

  1. aAmong participants with hypertension
  2. bAmong participants aware of their hypertension diagnosis
  3. cAmong participants receiving treatment for their hypertension