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Table 3 Prior experience with blood pressure measurements and hypertension diagnosis among participants with elevated blood pressure

From: The prevalence of hypertension and its distribution by sociodemographic factors in Central Mozambique: a cross sectional study

 

Total*

BP previously measured

HTN previously diagnosed

n

Unadjusted % within each subgroup

Adjusted % (95% CI)

n

Unadjusted % within each subgroup

Adjusted % (95% CI)

All

513

204

  

73

  

Age groups

20 to < 30

121

49

40.5

36.2 (27.8 to 45.5)

18

14.9

13.6 (8.3 to 21.5)

30 to < 40

134

69

51.5

45.9 (35.9 to 56.2)

24

18

15.5 (10.2 to 22.8)

40 to < 50

88

36

40.9

34.1 (23.4 to 46.7)

13

14.8

12.7 (7.2 to 21.4)

50 to < 60

83

26

31.3

28.1 (18.6 to 40)

11

13.3

11.4 (5.8 to 21.2)

60 and above

88

24

27.3

23.3 (14.9 to 34.6)

7

8

5.8 (2.8 to 11.9)

Gender

Men

246

94

38.2

33 (26.5 to 40.3)

35

14.3

12.7 (9 to 17.6)

Women

268

110

41

36.5 (30.3 to 43.2)

38

14.2

11.8 (8.7 to 15.8)

Residence

Urban

197

112

56.9

52.2 (42.9 to 61.3)

45

22.8

21.3 (16.9 to 26.5)

Rural

313

90

28.8

27.5 (22.8 to 32.8)

28

8.9

8.6 (6.3 to 11.5)

Education level

Primary or less

245

80

32.7

28.4 (22.5 to 35)

29

11.8

9.6 (6.4 to 14.1)

Secondary

111

71

64

58.3 (48 to 68)

28

25.2

24.6 (17.3 to 33.8)

Above secondary**

24

14

58.3

54.4 (28.7 to 77.9)

7

29.2

26.4 (10.5 to 52.4)

Relative wealth

below average

163

40

24.5

23.9 (18.1 to 30.9)

12

7.4

7.6 (4.6 to 12.4)

average

91

25

27.5

28.2 (20.5 to 37.4)

5

5.5

5.5 (2.3 to 12.5)

above average

259

139

53.7

47.9 (40.9 to 55.1)

56

21.7

19.6 (15.8 to 24.1)

  1. Elevated blood pressure was defined as systolic blood pressure > =140 or diastolic blood pressure > =90. Adjusted % (95%CI) accounts for sampling weights
  2. BP blood pressure, HTN hypertension, CI confidence interval
  3. * Total includes those who answered “don’t know” to prior blood pressure measurements and hypertension diagnosis, in addition to those who answers “Yes” or “No”
  4. * * “Above secondary” includes technical schools