Research Article

Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control, and Associated Factors: Results from a National Survey, Jordan

Table 4

Distribution of prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension, and sociodemographic characteristics of participants by study period.

VariablePeriod 1Period 2 value
N%N%

Age
 <401619(41.5)1626(39.5)
 40+2286(58.5)2491(60,5).1
Sex
 Male1545(39.1)1548(37.6)
 Female2360(60.9)2569(62.4).1
BMI
 <25957(24.5)701(17)
 25–29.91335(34.2)1392(33.8)
 30+1613(41.3)2024(49.2).00
Prevalence1148(29.4)1329(32.3).00
Awareness445(38.8)746(56.1).00
Treatment234(52.8)472(63.3).00
Control65(27.9)187(39.6).00