Table 1 Characteristics of the participants
From: Hypertension in Northern Angola: prevalence, associated factors, awareness, treatment and control
Characteristics | Female (n=866; 59.1%) | Male (n=598; 40.9%) | All participants (n=1464; 100.0%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% Unweighted | % Weighted* (95% CI) | % Unweighted | % Weighted* (95% CI) | % Unweighted | % Weighted* (95% CI) | |
Place of residence | ||||||
Urban | 87.2 | 86.9 (84.6-89.0) | 89.3 | 88.8 (86.1-91.1) | 88.0 | 87.9 (86.1-89.4) |
Rural | 12.8 | 13.1 (11.0-15.4) | 10.7 | 11.2 (8.9-13.9) | 12.0 | 12.1 (10.6-13.9) |
Education | ||||||
None | 29.0 | 29.5 (26.7-32.4) | 12.2 | 12.4 (10.0-15.3) | 22.1 | 21.2 (19.3-23-2) |
1-4 years | 34.1 | 34.0 (30.9-37.2) | 14.6 | 14.8 (12.2-17.9) | 26.1 | 24.7 (22.6-26.9) |
5-8 years | 28.4 | 28.1 (25.3-31.1) | 45.0 | 44.7 (40.8-48.7) | 35.2 | 36.2 (33.8-28.9) |
≥9 years | 8.6 | 8.4 (6.8-10.4) | 28.3 | 28.0 (24.6-31.8) | 16.6 | 17.9 (16.1-20.0) |
Body Mass Index | ||||||
<25 | 65.5 | 65.4 (62.2-68.5) | 82.8 | 82.5 (79.2-85.3) | 73.2 | 74.4 (72.0-76.6) |
25-30 | 24.7 | 24.8 (22.0-27.8) | 14.2 | 14.4 (11.8-17.5) | 19.7 | 19.1 (17.1-21.3) |
≥30 | 9.8 | 10.3 (8.0-12.0) | 3.0 | 3.1 (2.0-4.9) | 7.1 | 6.6 (5.4-8.0) |
Waist to hip ratio | ||||||
<0.85 women/<0.9 men | 42.6 | 42.4 (39.2-45-7) | 79.1 | 78.5 (75.1-81.5) | 59.7 | 60.0 (57.7-62.2) |
≥0.85 women/≥0.9 men | 57.4 | 57.6 (54.3-60.8) | 20.9 | 21.5 (18.5-24.9) | 40.3 | 40.0 (37.8-42.3) |
Alcohol consumption | ||||||
<3 d/wk | 61.7 | 61.8 (58.5-65.0) | 41.3 | 41.2 (37.3-45.2) | 53.4 | 51.8 (49.2-54.3) |
≥3 d/wk | 38.3 | 38.2 (35.0-41.5) | 58.7 | 58.8 (54.9-62.7) | 46.6 | 48.2 (45.7-50.8) |
Tobacco | ||||||
No | 95.8 | 95.7 (94.1-96.9) | 82.1 | 81.7 (78.4-84.6) | 90.2 | 88.9 (87.1-90.4) |
Yes | 4.2 | 4.3 (3.2-5.9) | 17.9 | 18.3 (15.4-21.6) | 9.8 | 11.1 (9.6-12.9) |