Prevalence of Hypertension in Akwa Ibom State, South-South Nigeria: Rural versus Urban Communities Study

Table 2

Comparison of cardiovascular disease risk factors.

	Urban prevalence (95% CI)	Rural prevalence (95% CI)
Hypertension (%)	27.5 (23.9–31.2)	44.3 (41.1–47.4)	<0.001
Diabetes mellitus (%)	4.5 (2.8–6.3)	2.8 (1.6–4.1)	0.11
Obesity (%)	27.8 (24.1–31.4)	7.2 (5.4–8.9)	<0.001
Proteinuria (%)	21.8 (18.4–25.2)	26.2 (22.2–30.2)	0.09