Table 2 Weighted prevalence of hypertension according to selected demographic characteristics.
Explanatory variables | BDHS 2017–2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence of hypertension per JNC 7, prevalence (95% CI) | Prevalence of hypertension per 2017 ACC/AHA, prevalence (95% CI) | Difference, prevalence (95% CI) | |
Administrative divisions | |||
Barisal | 27.8 (25.3–30.2) | 53.5 (50.7–56.2) | 25.7 (25.4–26.0) |
Chittagong | 24.9 (22.8–27.0) | 52.6 (50.2–55.1) | 27.7 (27.4–28.1) |
Dhaka | 20.5 (18.5–22.5) | 45.5 (43.1–48.0) | 25.1 (24.6–25.5) |
Khulna | 26.9 (24.8–29.1) | 56.2 (53.8–58.6) | 29.3 (25.8–29.5) |
Rajshahi | 25.8 (23.6–27.9) | 52.8 (50.3–55.3) | 26.4 (25.8–26.9) |
Rangpur | 28.8 (26.6–31.0) | 56.3 (53.8–58.7) | 27.0 (26.7–27.3) |
Sylhet | 21.1 (19.0–23.3) | 47.6 (45.0–50.2) | 27.5 (27.3–27.7) |
Mymensingh | 19.5 (17.5–21.6) | 45.9 (43.3–48.6) | 26.5 (26.0–27.0) |
Place of residence | |||
Urban | 25.1 (23.8–26.4) | 54.0 (52.5–55.5) | 28.9 (28.7–29.1) |
Rural | 24.1 (23.2–25.1) | 50.0 (48.9–51.1) | 25.9 (25.7–26.0) |
Sex of the participants | |||
Male | 24.3 (23.1–25.4) | 52.6 (51.3–54.0) | 28.4 (28.2–28.6) |
Female | 24.6 (23.6–25.6) | 50.5 (49.3–51.7) | 25.9 (25.7–26.0) |
Age of the participants (years) | |||
18–24 | 7.8 (6.7–8.9) | 31.9 (30.0–33.7) | 24.1 (23.3–24.9) |
25–34 | 14.2 (12.9–15.4) | 43.7 (41.9–45.5) | 29.5 (29.0–30.0) |
35–44 | 25.5 (23.8–27.3) | 55.5 (53.5–57.5) | 30.0 (29.7–30.2) |
45–54 | 34.1 (31.8–36.3) | 63.7 (61.4–65.9) | 29.6 (29.6–29.6) |
55–64 | 40.9 (38.3–43.5) | 64.8 (62.3–67.3) | 23.9 (24.0–23.9) |
≥ 65 | 50.3 (47.5–53.2) | 70.0 (67.4–72.7) | 19.7 (19.9–19.4) |
BMI level | |||
Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2) | 16.8 (15.2–18.4) | 35.4 (33.3–37.4) | 18.6 (18.2–19.1) |
Normal (18.5–25.0 kg/m2) | 21.7 (20.7–22.7) | 48.9 (47.7–50.1) | 27.2 (27.0–27.4) |
Overweight (25.1–29.9 kg/m2) | 36.5 (34.6–38.4) | 67.9 (66.0–69.7) | 31.4 (31.5–31.4) |
Obesity (≥ 30.0 kg/m2) | 36.9 (32.7–41.1) | 73.4 (69.5–77.2) | 36.5 (36.8–36.1) |
Education level | |||
No education | 32.6 (30.9–34.3) | 58.0 (56.2–59.7) | 25.4 (25.3–25.5) |
Primary | 23.6 (22.2–24.9) | 49.5 (47.9–51.1) | 25.9 (25.7–26.2) |
Secondary | 20.6 (19.3–21.9) | 48.4 (46.7–50.0) | 27.7 (27.4–28.1) |
Higher | 20.9 (19.1–22.7) | 50.7 (48.5–52.9) | 29.9 (29.4–30.3) |
Occupational status | |||
Not working | 27.2 (25.9–28.4) | 52.2 (50.8–53.6) | 25.0 (24.9–25.2) |
Working | 22.7 (21.8–23.7) | 50.9 (49.8–52.1) | 28.2 (28.0–28.4) |
Wealth status | |||
Poorest | 21.0 (19.4–22.6) | 45.6 (43.6–47.6) | 24.6 (24.2–25.0) |
Poorer | 22.3 (20.6–24.0) | 46.7 (44.7–48.7) | 24.4 (24.1–24.7) |
Middle | 24.1 (22.4–25.8) | 51.9 (49.9–53.9) | 27.7 (27.5–28.0) |
Richer | 25.3 (23.5–27.0) | 52.8 (50.8–54.8) | 27.5 (27.3–27.8) |
Richest | 28.9 (27.2–30.7) | 59.0 (57.1–60.8) | 30.0 (29.9–30.2) |
Smoking habit | |||
No | 23.9 (23.0–24.7) | 51.0 (50.0–51.9) | 27.1 (27.0–27.3) |
Yes | 27.9 (25.8–29.9) | 53.9 (51.6–56.2) | 26.1 (25.8–26.3) |
