From: Hypertension among adults in Bangladesh: evidence from a national cross-sectional survey
 | Total | No hypertension | Hypertension |  | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | n | % | n | % | n | % | Â |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | *** |
 35–39 | 1477 | 18.8 | 1267 | 21.8 | 210 | 10.4 |  |
 40–44 | 1372 | 17.5 | 1096 | 18.8 | 276 | 13.7 |  |
 45–49 | 1213 | 15.5 | 923 | 15.8 | 290 | 14.4 |  |
 50–54 | 1053 | 13.4 | 777 | 13.3 | 276 | 13.7 |  |
 55–59 | 689 | 8.8 | 482 | 8.3 | 207 | 10.3 |  |
 60–69 | 1095 | 14.0 | 710 | 12.2 | 385 | 19.1 |  |
 70+ | 940 | 12.0 | 569 | 9.8 | 371 | 18.4 |  |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | *** |
 Male | 3875 | 49.4 | 3122 | 53.6 | 753 | 37.4 |  |
 Female | 3964 | 50.6 | 2701 | 46.4 | 1263 | 62.6 |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | *** |
 Currently married | 6595 | 84.1 | 5091 | 87.4 | 1504 | 74.6 |  |
 Others | 1243 | 15.9 | 732 | 12.6 | 511 | 25.4 |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ** |
 No education | 3724 | 47.5 | 2732 | 46.9 | 992 | 49.2 |  |
 Primary education | 2560 | 32.7 | 1954 | 33.6 | 606 | 30.1 |  |
 Secondary education | 1108 | 14.1 | 816 | 14.0 | 292 | 14.5 |  |
 Higher education | 446 | 5.7 | 321 | 5.5 | 125 | 6.2 |  |
Working status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | *** |
 No | 4073 | 52.0 | 2723 | 46.8 | 1350 | 67.0 |  |
 Yes | 3762 | 48.0 | 3098 | 53.2 | 664 | 33.0 |  |
Wealth index | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | *** |
 Poorest | 1524 | 19.4 | 1237 | 21.2 | 287 | 14.2 |  |
 Poorer | 1508 | 19.2 | 1182 | 20.3 | 326 | 16.2 |  |
 Middle | 1551 | 19.8 | 1205 | 20.7 | 346 | 17.2 |  |
 Richer | 1619 | 20.7 | 1172 | 20.1 | 447 | 22.2 |  |
 Richest | 1637 | 20.9 | 1027 | 17.6 | 610 | 30.3 |  |
Place of residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | *** |
 Rural | 6009 | 76.7 | 4590 | 78.8 | 1419 | 70.4 |  |
 Urban | 1829 | 23.3 | 1233 | 21.2 | 596 | 29.6 |  |
Division of residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | *** |
 Barisal | 464 | 5.9 | 350 | 6.0 | 114 | 5.7 |  |
 Chittagong | 1334 | 17 | 1041 | 17.9 | 293 | 14.5 |  |
 Dhaka | 2514 | 32.1 | 1834 | 31.5 | 680 | 33.7 |  |
 Khulna | 1020 | 13 | 712 | 12.2 | 308 | 15.3 |  |
 Rajshahi | 1136 | 14.5 | 867 | 14.9 | 269 | 13.3 |  |
 Rangpur | 922 | 11.8 | 663 | 11.4 | 259 | 12.9 |  |
 Sylhet | 449 | 5.7 | 357 | 6.1 | 92 | 4.6 |  |
Body mass index | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | *** |
 Normal | 6586 | 86.5 | 5088 | 89.8 | 1480 | 76.9 |  |
 Overweight or obese | 1023 | 13.5 | 579 | 10.2 | 444 | 23.1 |  |
Diabetes status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | *** |
 No | 6699 | 89.0 | 5074 | 90.9 | 1625 | 83.6 |  |
 Yes | 825 | 11.0 | 506 | 9.1 | 319 | 16.4 |  |