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Table 1 Burden of prehypertension and hypertension by participant characteristics (n = 5,985,185)

From: Burden of prehypertension among adults in Kenya: a retrospective analysis of findings from the Healthy Heart Africa (HHA) Programme

Characteristics

Normal

Prehypertension

Hypertension

N = 1,478,920

N = 3,262,387

N = 1,243,878

Prevalence, % (CI)

24.7 (±0.38)

54.5% (±1.39)

20.8 (±0.2)

Age (years)

 mean (SD)

39 (±0.02)

46(±0.02)

51(±0.02)

Age group, %, (CI)

 18–25,n = 767,730

45%(±0.1)

47%(±0.3)

8%(±0.6)

 26–35, n = 1,488,388

35%(±0.1)

53%(±0.2)

12%(±0.1)

 36–45, n = 1,305,740

25%(±0.4)

57%(±0.3)

18%(±0.3)

 46–55, n = 964,863

15%(±0.5)

58%(±0.6)

27%(±0.4)

 56–65, n = 645,912

9%(±0.3)

57%(±0.4)

34%(±0.5)

 65+, n = 534,324

9%(±0.2)

63%(±0.3)

28%(±0.4)

Sex, % (CI)

 male, n = 2,057,694

19%(±0.5)

59%(±0.2)

22%(±0.3)

 female, n = 3,903,062

28%(±0.1)

52%(±0.1)

20%(±0.1)

Residence, %, (CI)

 Urban, n = 468,820

22%(±0.3)

55%(±0.2)

24%(±0.4)

 Rural, n = 843,944

14%(±0.3)

57%(±0.2)

29%(±0.2)