Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, Control, and Related Factors of Hypertension among Tajik Nomads Living in Pamirs at High Altitude
Table 2
Prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension in the study population.
Stratification
PHT (n = 240) (%) (95% CI)
HT1 (n = 193) (%) (95% CI)
HT2 (n = 321) (%) (95% CI)
Sex
Men
30.1 (25.6–34.9)
23.6 (19.5–28.2)
39.1 (34.5–43.8)
Women
30.1 (26.2–34.7)
24.8 (20.8–29.0)
40.8 (35.1–46.2)
value
1.000
0.740
0.613
Age
18–44
29.9 (25.6–34.3)
20.1 (16.7–23.9)
33.3 (23.9–33.9)
45–59
31.2 (25.3–37.9)
28.4 (22.6–38.9)
49.0 (41.2–51.7)
≥60
28.8 (21.1–37.9)
34.2 (25.9–43.6)
54.1 (50.1–61.6)
value
0.894
0.002
<0.001
Education attainment status
Primary and lower
28.7 (24.6–32.7)
26.5 (22.9–30.3)
42.1 (37.1–47.0)
Junior high
35.4 (28.0–43.6)
22.9 (16.7–30.5)
39.9 (34.3–45.2)
Senior high and higher
30.4 (22.2–40.0)
13.7 (8.2–21.9)
28.8 (23.1–34.3)
value
0.297
0.006
0.017
Family income per member
Low (reference)
30.5 (25.6–35.3)
23.8 (18.0–29.5)
41.1 (35.4–46.2)
High
28.9 (24.8–33.1)
25.2 (18.2–32.3)
39.2 (34.7–45.9)
value
0.764
0.602
0.926
Marital status
Single (reference)
36.8 (26.7–48.3)
15.8 (9.1–25.8)
31.2 (25.6–36.8)
Married
28.9 (25.1–32.8)
23.5 (20.3–26.9)
38.5 (33.5–43.7)
Divorced
33.3 (23.6–44.8)
38.7 (28.3–50.2)
63.2 (56.2–70.1)
value
0.291
0.003
<0.001
Body mass index
<23.9 kg/m2 (reference)
19.4 (15.3–23.5)
13.7 (10.1–17.2)
22.1 (17.8–26.4)
≥24.0 kg/m2
39.2 (34.6–43.8)
33.2 (28.7–37.6)
55.7 (50.9–60.4)
value
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
Overall
30.1 (26.8–33.5)
24.2 (21.2–27.3)
40.3 (36.1–44.1)
PHT, prehypertension; HT, hypertension; CI, confidence intervals.1 Based on the criteria of 2010 Chinese High Blood Pressure Guideline.2 Based on the criteria of 2017 ACC/AHA High Blood Pressure Guideline.
