Hypertension among Mississippi Workers by Sociodemographic Characteristics and Occupation, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Table 2

Adjusted prevalence of blood pressure among Mississippi adult workers by sociodemographic characteristics and occupation, 2013, 2015, and 2017 BRFSS.

Occupational groups	Adjusted prevalence (%)^a	95% CI
Overall	31.4	30.0–32.8
Age group, years
18–29	11.0	8.5–13.6
30–44	25.1	22.6–27.6
45–64	47.5	45.4–49.7
Sex
Male	32.3	30.2–34.4
Female	30.3	28.4–32.2
Race
Black	33.3	30.8–35.8
White	30.2	28.5–32.0
Education level
<high school graduate	39.3	33.7–45.0
High school graduate or equivalent	31.6	28.9–34.2
>high school graduate	30.0	28.2–31.7
Annual household income, $
<35,000	31.2	28.7–33.7
35,000–49,999	34.1	30.1–38.1
≥50,000	31.8	29.6–33.9
Body mass index (kg/m^2)
18.0–<25.0	16.2	14.0–18.4
25.0–<30.0	30.1	27.6–32.5
≥30	44.4	41.8–47.1
Current smoker
Yes	32.0	28.7–35.4
No	68.0	64.6–71.3
Occupation group
Management, business, and financial operations	37.4	32.8–42.0
Professional and related occupations	29.3	26.6–32.1
Service occupations	29.6	26.0–33.2
Sales and related	29.5	24.6–34.3
Office and administrative support	28.7	24.5–33.0
Construction and extraction	24.1	18.2–30.0
Installation, repair, and maintenance	38.0	30.2–45.8
Production	39.9	33.3–46.5
Transportation and material moving	40.0	33.5–46.4

CI, confidence interval; BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. ^aAdjusted for age, sex, education, annual household income, body mass index, and smoking.