Research Article

Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension and Its Risk Factors in (Central) Vietnam

Table 2

Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension of the adult population aged 40–69 years.

CharacteristicsNumber of participants ()Prevalence of hypertension
N1 (%)
()
Awareness of hypertension
2 (%)
()
Treated hypertension Controlled hypertension
Among awareness
N3 (%)
()
Among All hypertensive
N3 (%)
()
Among treated
N4 (%)
()
Among All hypertensive
N4 (%)
()

Total969434 (44.8)292 (67.3)144 (49.3)144 (33.2)53 (36.8)53 (12.2)
Gender (p value) <0.0010.0010.20.010.03<0.001
 Men425218 (51.3)131 (60.1)63 (48.1)63 (28.9)17 (27.0)17 (7.8)
 40–4911141 (36.9)11 (26.8)1 (9.1)1 (2.4)00
 50–5913166 (50.4)39 (59.1)19 (48.7)19 (28.8)4 (21.1)4 (6.0)
 60–69183111 (60.7)81 (73.0)43 (53.1)43 (38.7)13 (30.2)13 (11.7)
 Women544216 (39.7)161 (74.5)81 (50.3)81 (37.5)36 (44.4)36 (16.7)
 40–4914633 (22.6)17 (51.5)7 (41.2)7 (21.2)3 (42.9)3 (9.1)
 50–5921591 (42.3)66 (72.5)29 (43.9)29 (31.9)14 (48.3)14 (15.4)
 60–6918392 (50.3)78 (84.8)45 (57.7)45 (48.9)19 (42.2)19 (20.6)
Age group<0.001<0.0010.06<0.0010.860.42
 40–4925774 (28.8)28 (37.3)8 (28.6)8 (10.8)4 (44.4)4 (5.3)
 50–59346157 (45.4)105 (66.9)48 (45.7)48 (30.6)18 (37.5)18 (11.5)
 60–69366203 (55.5)159 (78.3)88 (55.3)88 (43.3)31 (35.6)31 (15.3)
Ethnicity0.0010.3<0.001<0.0010.060.001
 Ethnic majority686285 (41.5)187 (65.6)110 (58.8)110 (38.6)45 (40.9)45 (15.8)
 Ethnic minority283149 (52.6)105 (70.5)34 (32.4)34 (22.8)8 (23.5)8 (5.4)
Marital status0.90.0040.330.640.250.54
 Married843378 (44.8)245 (64.8)123 (50.2)123 (32.5)47 (38.2)47 (12.4)
 Unmarried, Widow(er)12656 (44.4)47 (83.9)20 (42.6)20 (35.7)5 (25.0)5 (8.9)
Residence0.60.7<0.001<0.0010.03<0.001
 Urban330151 (45.8)103 (68.2)70 (68.0)70 (46.4)32 (45.7)32 (21.2)
 Rural639283 (44.3)189 (66.8)74 (39.2)74 (26.1)21 (28.4)21 (7.4)
Educational level 0.320.160.490.290.440.68
 Primary school or under578254 (43.9)180 (70.9)84 (46.7)84 (33.1)33 (39.3)33 (13.0)
 Middle or high school342153 (44.7)96 (62.7)52 (54.2)52 (34.0)16 (30.8)16 (10.5)
 College or university4927 (55.1)16 (59.3)8 (50.0)8 (47.1)4 (50.0)4 (14.8)
Occupation<0.0010.3<0.001<0.0010.330.004
 Manual worker434177 (39.4)114 (64.3)39 (35.4)39 (22.8)12 (28.2)12 (6.4)
 Government staff16298 (59.3)64 (64.6)36 (53.2)36 (34.4)12 (33.3)12 (11.5)
 Other occupations348159 (45.7)114 (71.7)69 (60.5)69 (43.4)29 (42.0)29 (18.2)
Current smoking0.70.50.390.650.030.04
 Yes320146 (45.6)101 (69.2)46 (45.5)46 (31.5)11 (23.9)11 (7.5)
 No649288 (44.4)191 (66.3)98 (50.8)98 (33.7)42 (42.3)42 (14.2)
Excessive alcohol consumption0.154<0.0010.310.0050.016
 Yes7439 (52.7)14 (5.9)5 (35.7)5 (12.8)00
 No895395 (44.1)278 (70.4)138 (49.6)138 (34.9)52 (37.7)52 (13.2)
Physical inactivity0.0290.320.50.890.570.69
 Yes10859 (54.6)43 (72.9)19 (44.2)19 (32.2)8 (42.1)8 (13.6)
 No861375 (43.6)249 (66.4)124 (49.8)124 (33.1)44 (35.5)44 (17.2)
Overweight, obesity<0.0010.470.370.670.30.52
 Yes354185 (52.3)121 (65.4)63 (52.1)63 (34.1)20 (31.7)20 (10.8)
 No615249 (40.5)171 (68.7)80 (46.8)80 (32.1)32 (40.0)32 (12.9)
Abdominal obesity0.0110.0680.0250.440.5
 Yes548265 (48.4)187 (70.6)98 (52.4)98 (37.0)34 (34.7)18 (10.7)
 No421169 (40.1)105 (62.1)45 (42.9)45 (26.6)18 (40.0)34 (12.8)
Diabetes0.0010.0250.280.960.190.25
 Yes4833 (68.8)28 (84.8)11 (39.3)11 (33.3)6 (54.4)6 (18.2)
 No921401 (43.5)264 (65.8)132 (50.0)132 (32.9)46 (34.8)46 (11.5)