Table 2 Factors associated with blood pressure under control in nine districts in India, 2018–19.

From: Population-based surveillance for hypertension awareness, treatment, and control in nine districts - India Hypertension Control Initiative, 2018–19

Categories

Factors associated for BP Under Control among all people with hypertension (n = 7047)*

Factors associated for BP Under Control among people aware of hypertension diagnosis (n = 3691)

BP Under Control (n = 1023)

BP Not Under Control (n = 6024)

BP Under Control (n = 1023)

BP Not Under Control (n = 2668)

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

p-value

Area

 Rural

589

13.6

3736

86.4

589

28.2

1500

71.8

0.458

 Urban

434

15.9

2288

84.1

434

27.1

1168

72.9

 

Gender

 Male

303

10.2

2653

89.8

303

24.0

961

76.0

0.000

 Female/Transgender

720

17.6

3371

82.4

720

29.7

1707

70.3

 

Age Group (Years)

 18–44

160

8.1

1818

91.9

160

24.7

488

75.3

0.0221

 45–59

427

15.3

2367

84.7

427

27.3

1135

72.7

 

 60–69

436

19.2

1839

80.8

436

29.4

1045

70.6

 

Education

 No Formal Education

269

12.7

1852

87.3

269

26.2

758

73.8

0.199

 Formal Education

754

15.3

4172

84.7

754

28.3

1910

71.7

 

Occupation

 Professionals/Landowner/ Senior managerial

264

14.0

1619

86.0

264

26.9

718

73.1

0.225

 Employed in non manual occupation

70

12.0

513

88.0

70

25.0

210

75.0

 

 Manual skilled or unskilled worker

169

9.8

1562

90.2

169

26.0

481

74.0

 

 Home Maker

520

18.2

2330

81.8

520

29.2

1259

70.8

 

Current smoker

 Yes

54

6.6

760

93.4

54

20.0

216

80.0

0.003

 No

969

15.5

5264

84.5

969

28.3

2452

71.7

 

Current Smokeless tobacco user

 Yes

96

7.9

1115

92.1

96

23.8

308

76.2

0.060

 No

927

15.9

4909

84.1

927

28.2

2360

71.8

 

Alcohol use

 Yes

140

8.9

1433

91.1

140

21.1

524

78.9

0.000

 No

883

16.1

4591

83.9

883

29.2

2144

70.8

 

Adding salt before eating or eating high salt foods

 Often

185

10.0

1672

90.0

185

25.0

554

75.0

0.177

 Occasional

668

15.6

3623

84.4

668

28.2

1698

71.8

 

 Never

170

18.9

729

81.1

170

29.0

416

71.0

 

Eating meals outside home

 Frequently

125

11.2

988

88.8

125

26.6

344

73.4

0.582

 Occasionally/never

898

15.1

5036

84.9

898

27.9

2324

72.1

 

Aware regarding salt reduction

 No

160

6.6

2280

93.4

160

22.9

540

77.1

0.001

 Yes

863

18.7

3744

81.3

863

28.8

2128

71.2

 

Physical Activity

 Adequate

818

15.3

4515

84.7

818

28.8

2023

71.2

0.008

 Inadequate/NotDone

205

12.0

1509

88.0

205

24.1

645

75.9

 

Recent Facility Visit

 Public sector

220

34.0

427

66.0

220

34.0

427

66.0

0.000

 Private sector

707

32.1

1498

67.9

707

32.1

1498

67.9

 

 AYUSH

7

19.4

29

80.6

7

19.4

29

80.6

 

 Informal providers/No treatment

89

2.1

4070

97.9

89

11.1

714

88.9

 

Comorbidities

 One or more comorbidities

501

24.1

1579

75.9

501

29.6

1190

70.4

0.017

 No Comorbidity

522

10.5

4445

89.5

522

26.1

1478

73.9

 

Received counseling to stop tobacco use

 Yes

227

19.8

922

80.2

227

29.7

538

70.3

0.174

 No

796

13.5

5102

86.5

796

27.2

2130

72.8

 

Received counseling to reduce Salt

 Yes

862

23.6

2796

76.4

862

29.0

2106

71.0

0.000

 No

161

4.7

3228

95.3

161

22.3

562

77.7

 

BMI WHO (kg/m2)

 Under Weight (<18.50)

37

10.0

333

90.0

37

31.4

81

68.6

0.0145

 Normal Weight (18.50–24.99)

403

13.1

2666

86.9

403

28.2

1028

71.8

 

 Over Weight (25.00–29.99)

413

17.0

2014

83.0

413

29.8

975

70.2

 

 Obese (> = 30.00)

170

14.4

1011

85.6

170

22.5

584

77.5

 

Hypertension drugs

 Single

613

33.9

1194

66.1

613

33.9

1194

66.1

0.000

 Combination

160

33.2

322

66.8

160

33.2

322

66.8

 

 Multiple

129

39.1

201

60.9

129

39.1

201

60.9

 

 No Drug

121

2.7

4307

97.3

121

11.3

951

88.7

 
  1. *p value < 0.05 for all variables.