Table 3

Comparisons of proportions (%) of different risk factors clustering among optimal blood pressure, prehypertension and hypertension groups in Han and Mongolian

Number of risk factors clustering
012≥3
Han
 Optimal (n=1009)53.82 (50.74 to 56.89)27.25 (24.51 to 30.00)‡13.78 (11.65 to 15.90)5.15 (3.79 to 6.52)
 Prehypertension (n=664) 26.20 (22.86 to 29.55)* 36.14 (32.49 to 39.80)* 25.60 (22.28 to 28.92)* 12.05 (9.57 to 14.52)*
 Hypertension (n=635) 14.65 (11.90 to 17.40)* 36.54 (32.79 to 40.28)* 31.50 (27.88 to 35.11)*¶ 17.32 (14.38 to 20.27)*
Mongolian
 Optimal (n=398)50.75 (45.84 to 55.67)34.92 (30.24 to 39.61)10.80 (7.75 to 13.85)3.52 (1.71 to 5.33)
 Prehypertension (n=232) 21.55 (16.26 to 26.84)* 38.79 (32.52 to 45.06) 27.59 (21.83 to 33.34)* 12.07 (7.88 to 16.26)*
 Hypertension (n=289) 13.15 (9.25 to 17.04)*† 32.18 (26.79 to 37.57) 39.10 (33.47 to 44.73)* 15.57 (11.39 to 19.75)*
  • *Compared with optimal blood pressure p<0.0167.

  • †Compared with pre-hypertension p<0.0167.

  • ‡Compared with Mongolian p<0.05 in optimal blood pressure.

  • ¶Compared with Mongolian p<0.05 in hypertension.