Skip to main content

Table 1 Summary statistics of adolescent childbearing and hypertension in women aged 25-49, India NFHS 2015-16

From: Hypertension in women: the role of adolescent childbearing

 

Childbirth in adolescence (%)

Hypertension

Diff. in

 

Overall

Early:

Middle:

Late:

Prevalence

Prevalence

  

Age≤15

Age16−17

Age18−19

  
     

(%)

(% points)

All ages

39.51

7.00

12.65

19.85

15.53

2.66***

 

(39.24, 39.77)

(6.88, 7.13)

(12.49, 12.82)

(19.66, 20.04)

(15.35, 15.71)

(2.33, 3.00)

Age 25 to 29

34.11

5.05

10.44

18.63

7.25

1.09***

 

(33.67, 34.56)

(4.85, 5.25)

(10.15, 10.72)

(18.29, 18.98)

(7.01, 7.48)

(0.60, 1.58)

Age 30 to 34

40.56

6.77

13.26

20.53

11.22

2.14***

 

(40.04, 41.09)

(6.51, 7.02)

(12.93, 13.60)

(20.13, 20.93)

(10.92, 11.53)

(1.50, 2.78)

Age 35 to 39

42.07

7.9

13.54

20.62

15.98

2.16***

 

(41.53, 42.60)

(7.61, 8.20)

(13.17, 13.91)

(20.21, 21.03)

(15.61, 16.34)

(1.43, 2.88)

Age 40 to 44

43.27

8.71

14.16

20.41

21.61

2.04***

 

(42.71, 43.83)

(8.39, 9.02)

(13.75, 14.57)

(19.98, 20.83)

(21.16, 22.05)

(1.13, 2.95)

Age 45 to 49

39.39

7.45

12.62

19.32

27.02

3.36***

 

(38.84, 39.95)

(7.16, 7.75)

(12.26, 12.99)

(18.87, 19.76)

(26.51, 27.52)

(2.33, 4.38)

  1. Estimates are obtained using complex survey weights. 95% confidence intervals are in parenthesis.
  2. Hypertension is defined as SBP ≥ 140mmHg and/or DBP ≥ 90mmHg and/or taking anti-hypertensive medication.
  3. Difference in prevalence refers to unadjusted difference in hypertension prevalence between women with and without adolescent childbirth experience.
  4. ∗∗∗p<0.01,∗∗p<0.05,∗p<0.1