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Table 1 NFHS-SAGE and LASI sample characteristics

From: Gender difference in prevalence of hypertension among Indians across various age-groups: a report from multiple nationally representative samples

 

NFHS-SAGE

LASI

 

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

(n = 37,567)

(n = 224,183)

(n = 261,570)

(n = 27,596)

(n = 32,017)

(n = 59,613)

Age (years)

  35–39

12,930 (13.5)

82,833 (86.5)

95,763

Not Apllicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

  40–44

11,100 (13.5)

70,564 (86.4)

81,664

Not Applicable

Not applicable

Not Applicable

  45–49

10,393 (13.3)

67,201 (86.6)

77,594

5,326 (44.3)

6,694 (55.6)

12,020

  50–54

511 (37.0)

870 (63.0)

1,381

4,527 (45.4)

5,436 (54.5)

9,963

  55–59

577 (43.0)

764 (56.9)

1,341

4,039 (44.1)

5,107 (55.8)

9,146

  60–64

749 (49.7)

757 (50.2)

1,506

4,238 (45.5)

5,057 (54.4)

9,295

  65–69

481 (50.1)

478 (49.8)

959

3,963 (49.0)

4,121 (50.9)

8,084

  ≥ 70

826 (53.5)

716 (46.4)

1,542

5,503 (49.5)

5,602 (50.4)

11,105

Hypertension

  Yes

10,991 (29.3)

53,994 (24.1)

64,985

12,323 (44.7)

14,854 (46.4)

27,177

Body Mass Index

  > 25 Kg/ m2

9673 (24.3)

70,771 (29.2)

80,444

5778 (21.3)

10,202 (31.9)

17,237