Table 1 Socioeconomic factors associated with self-reported hypertension in Yazd Greater Area. 2014–2015
From: Awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension and related factors in adult Iranian population
Num. | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
Crude prevalence | 1817 | 18.5 |
Age-Standardized prevalence | 10.5 | |
Sex | ||
Men | 737 | 15.2 |
Women | 1080 | 21.9 |
Age group | ||
20–29 | 29 | 1.5 |
30–39 | 79 | 4.0 |
40–49 | 270 | 13.3 |
50–59 | 577 | 29.5 |
60–69 | 861 | 45.6 |
Education | ||
primary school and less | 881 | 34.6 |
high school | 484 | 17.4 |
diploma and graduate diploma | 323 | 11.3 |
BSc & MSc. and doctorate | 110 | 7.3 |
Migration status | ||
Yazd native | 1374 | 19.1 |
From within the Yazd province | 228 | 22.2 |
From other Iranian provinces | 161 | 13.0 |
from overseas | 29 | 13.8 |
Duration of hypertension (years) | ||
< 1 | 113 | 6.6 |
1–2 | 356 | 20.9 |
3–4 | 370 | 21.7 |
5–6 | 268 | 15.7 |
> = 7 | 595 | 35.0 |
Total | 1702 | 100 |
When was the last time you visited your doctor? | ||
< 1 month | 570 | 34.0 |
1–3 months | 625 | 37.3 |
4–6 months | 219 | 13.1 |
6–12 months | 115 | 6.9 |
> 1 year | 147 | 8.8 |
Total | 1676 | 100 |
Having health insurance | 1733 | 97.4 |
positive Family history of hypertension | 1247 | 72.2 |
positive Family history of CVD | 686 | 39.8 |
positive Family history of DM | 705 | 39.0 |