Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population (n = 59,226) and prevalence of hypertension according to sociodemographic characteristics. PNS, Brazil, 2013
Sociodemographic characteristics | Total | Hypertension | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
% | 95%CI | % | 95%CI | |
Total | 100 | - | 32.3 | (31.7—33.1) |
Sex | ||||
Male | 47.7 | 46.9—48.5 | 33.0 | (31.9—34.1) |
Female | 52.3 | 51.5—53.0 | 31.8 | (30.9—32.7) |
Age group | ||||
18 to 35 years | 39.1 | 38.4—39.9 | 11.3 | (10.5—12.1) |
36 to 59 years | 42.6 | 41.9—43.3 | 37.4 | (36.2—38.5) |
60 years and over | 18.3 | 17.7—18.9 | 66.1 | (64.5—67.6) |
Race/Color | ||||
White | 47.5 | 46.7—48.3 | 33.5 | (32.4—34.6) |
Brown | 41.9 | 41.2—42.7 | 30.3 | (29.3—31.3) |
Black | 09.2 | 08.8—09.7 | 36.6 | (34.4—38.7) |
Yellow/Indigenous | 01.4 | 01.2—01.5 | 30.1 | (24.9—35.8) |
Schooling (in years) | ||||
Below 8 years | 49.1 | 48.2—50.0 | 42.2 | (41.2—43.3) |
9 to 11 | 33.4 | 32.7—34.2 | 22.3 | (21.2—23.5) |
12 and over | 17.5 | 16.7—18.3 | 23.9 | (22.4—25.6) |
Marital status | ||||
Having a partner | 55.7 | 54.9—56.5 | 27.7 | (26.8—28.6) |
Without a partner | 44.3 | 43.5—45.1 | 38.3 | (37.2—39.4) |
Housing Area | ||||
Rural | 13.8 | 13.3—14.2 | 33.1 | (31.6—34.7) |
Urban | 86.2 | 85.8—86.7 | 32.3 | (31.4—33.1) |
Health insurance | ||||
No | 69.7 | 68.8—70.7 | 32.6 | (31.8—33.5) |
Yes | 30.3 | 29.3—31.2 | 31.8 | (30.5—33.1) |
Region | ||||
South East | 43.9 | 43.3—44.6 | 35.6 | (34.2—36.9) |
South | 14.7 | 14.3—15.1 | 35.1 | (33.4—36.9) |
Center-West | 07.4 | 07.2—07.6 | 30.3 | (28.8—31.8) |
North | 07.4 | 07.2—07.6 | 20.6 | (19.3—21.9) |
North East | 26.6 | 26.1—27.2 | 29.4 | (28.2—30.7) |