Table 2 Prevalence of awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in the Brazilian adult population according to sociodemographic variables. PNS, Brazil, 2013

Total

60.8

(59.5—62.1)

-

-

90.6

(89.5—91.6)

-

-

54.4

(52.6—56.2)

-

0

Sex

 Male

50.5

(48.5—52.5)*

Ref

85.9

(83.8—87.7)*

Ref

51.8

(48.8—54.9)*

Ref

 Female

70.5

(68.9—71.9)*

1.34

(1.28—1.40)*

93.7

(92.7—94.6)*

1.10

(1.07—1.12)*

55.9

(53.8—58.1)*

1.10

(1.02—1.17)*

Age group

 18 to 35 years

28.3

(25.2—31.5)*

Ref

74.4

(68.5—79.5)*

Ref

63.1

(54.6—70.8)*

Ref

 36 to 59 years

59.6

(57.8—61.4)*

1.96

(1.75—2.20)*

88.5

(86.7—90.0)*

1.17

(1.09—1.26)*

56.5

(53.8—59.1)*

0.89

(0.78—1.01)

 60 years and over

73.9

(71.9—75.7)*

2.40

(2.15—2.69)*

94.9

(93.8—95.9)*

1.25

(1.17—1.35)*

51.4

(48.9—53.9)*

0.83

(0.73—0.96)*

Race/Color

 White

61.6

(59.6—63.5)

-

-

92.5

(91.2—93.7)*

Ref

56.7

(53.9—59.4)*

Ref

 Brown

60.1

(58.2—61.9)

-

-

88.4

(86.3—90.2)*

0.97

(0.94—0.99)*

53.5

(50.9—56.1)*

0.93

(0.86—0.99)*

 Black

60.5

(56.3—64.5)

-

-

89.3

(85.9—91.9)*

0.98

(0.94—1.01)

46.4

(40.5—52.4)*

0.81

(0.70—0.93)*

 Yellow/Indigenous

55.4

(44.2—66.1)

-

-

92.2

(86.0—95.8)*

1.00

(0.94—1.06)

52.9

(39.4—66.1)*

0.90

(0.69—1.17)

Schooling (in years)

 Below 8

64.1

(62.5—65.7)*

-

-

91.1

(89.8—92.2)

-

-

51.7

(49.5—53.8)*

Ref

 9 to 11

52.7

(49.9—55.4)*

-

-

89.5

(86.8—91.7)

-

-

58.7

(55.0—62.3)*

1.09

(1.01—1.18)*

 12 and over

59.1

(55.1—62.9)*

-

-

89.8

(86.2—92.6)

-

-

62.4

(57.0—67.5)*

1.17

(1.06—1.28)*

Marital status

 Having a partner

56.6

(54.8—58.5)*

Ref

89.1

(87.7—90.5)*

Ref

53.6

(51.3—55.9)

-

-

 Without a partner

64.6

(62.9—66.2)*

1.11

(1.06—1.15)*

91.7

(90.2—93.0)*

1.04

(1.02—1.06)*

54.9

(52.3—57.6)

-

-

Housing Area

 Rural

54.9

(52.1—57.8)*

Ref

88.9

(86.4—91.1)

Ref

50.0

(46.0—54.1)*

Ref

 Urban

61.8

(60.3—63.2)*

1.10

(1.04—1.16)*

90.8

(89.6—91.9)

1.01

(0.98—1.04)

54.9

(52.9—56.9)*

1.06

(0.96—1.15)

Health insurance

 No

58.9

(57.3—60.4)*

Ref

89.7

(88.4—90.8)*

Ref

52.0

(49.9—54.2)*

-

-

 Yes

65.4

(63.1—67.7)*

1.07

(1.03—1.12)*

92.4

(90.3—94.1)*

1.02

(0.99—1.04)

59.2

(55.9—62.5)*

-

-

Region

 South East

60.8

(58.6—62.9)

-

-

91.4

(89.6—92.9)

Ref

54.2

(51.1—57.3)

Ref

 South

61.9

(58.7—65.0)

-

-

90.2

(87.5—92.4)

0.99

(0.96—1.02)

51.8

(47.9—55.6)

0.95

(0.86—1.04)

 Center-West

62.8

(60.1—65.5)

-

-

91.6

(89.6—93.3)

1.02

(0.99—1.04)

59.4

(55.7—63.0)

1.10

(1.02—1.20)*

 North

59.9

(56.2—63.5)

-

-

89.9

(87.1—92.2)

1.00

(0.97—1.04)

56.4

(51.4—61.2)

1.08

(0.97—1.19)

 North East

59.8

(57.5—61.9)

-

-

88.4

(86.8—90.8)

0.99

(0.96—1.01)

54.6

(51.6—57.6)

1.04

(0.96—1.13)