Racial/Ethnic Variability in Hypertension Prevalence and Risk Factors in National Health Interview Survey

Table 2

The comparison of hypertension prevalence and blood pressure levels by race/ethnicity in a sample of community-based United States residents.

Variables	Caucasian		African American		Hispanic
	n	%	n	%	n	%	𝜒^2	P
Hypertension							343.5	<0.0001
Yes	5,594	27.7	1,491	35.8	1,026	18.9
No	14,575	72.3	2,677	64.8	4,390	81.1
Blood pressure level							216.7	<0.0001
Not told	440	2.3	75	1.9	142	3.0
High	1,852	9.7	571	14.7	478	10.3
Normal	15,436	80.5	3,032	78.1	3,839	82.6
Low	1,036	5.4	97	2.5	123	2.6
Borderline	400	2.1	105	2.7	68	1.5

Notes and abbreviations: the significance level was <0.01 (1% type I error tolerance); 𝜒²= Pearson Chi-Square value.