Table 3 Hypertension outcomes by level of social capital in South Africa and Ghana
| South Africa | p value | Ghana | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Capital | Social Capital | |||||
| Low (n=1,989) | Med/High (n=2,006) | Low (n=1,784) | Med/High (n=3,301) | |||
| Hypertension (self-reported) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||||
| No | 68.34% | 74.60% | 85.26% | 89.36% | ||
| Yes | 31.66% | 25.41% | 14.74% | 10.64% | ||
| Hypertension (≥140/90) | 0.06 | < 0.001 | ||||
| No | 53.59% | 56.57% | 64.74% | 72.96% | ||
| Yes | 46.41% | 43.43% | 35.26% | 27.04% | ||
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Systolic Blood Pressure Mean (SD) | 144.9 (27.1) | 143.0 (26.7) | 0.024 | 137.7 (26.7) | 132.4 (24.5) | < 0.001 |
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Diastolic Blood Pressure Mean (SD) | 95.0 (18.1) | 95.2 (18.4) | 0.699 | 90.4 (17.5) | 87.8 (16.7) | < 0.001 |