Table 2

Investigation of awareness, treatment, control of hypertension

Awareness (n=3151)Treatment (n=2488)Control (n=2408)
Age (years)70.90±6.21470.82±6.06970.77±6.142
P value0.8940.2760.086
Sex
 Male1525 (48.4%)1185 (47.6%)1156 (48.0%)
 Female1626 (51.6%)1303 (52.4%)1252 (52.0%)
P value0.0500.0110.062
Ethnicity
 Han3069 (97.4%)2421 (97.3%)2355 (97.8%)
 Others82 (2.6%)67 (2.7%)53 (2.2%)
P value0.5030.2550.037
Body mass index (BMI)
 Underweight25 (0.8%)16 (0.6%)18 (0.7%)
 Normal961 (30.5%)716 (28.8%)752 (31.2%)
 Overweight1507 (47.8%)1208 (48.6%)1153 (47.9%)
 Obesity659 (20.9%)548 (22.0%)486 (20.2%)
P value0.015<0.0010.537
Marital status
 Unmarried12 (0.4%)10 (0.4%)11 (0.5%)
 Married/cohabitation2785 (88.4%)2203 (88.5%)2148 (89.2%)
 Divorced/separated33 (1.0%)27 (1.1%)29 (1.2%)
 Widowered/widowed321 (10.2%)248 (10.0%)221 (9.2%)
P value0.0120.6060.067
Occupation
 Manual worker894 (28.4%)705 (28.3%)663 (27.5%)
 Mental worker381 (12.1%)308 (12.4%)289 (12.0%)
 Retirement1876 (59.5%)1475 (59.3%)1456 (60.5%)
P value0.0010.4280.016
Educational level
 Primary school or below500 (15.9%)388 (15.6%)397 (16.5%)
 Junior middle school1088 (34.5%)858 (34.5%)833 (34.6%)
 Senior middle school861 (27.3%)683 (27.4%)659 (27.4%)
 Undergraduate or above687 (21.8%)552 (22.2%)510 (21.2%)
 Unknown15 (0.5%)8 (0.3%)10 (0.4%)
P value0.5820.5200.535
Annual income (¥)
 <30 0001713 (54.4%)1349 (54.2%)1308 (54.3%)
 30 000–50 0001243 (39.5%)984 (39.5%)975 (40.5%)
 >50 000194 (6.2%)155 (6.2%)126 (5.2%)
P value<0.0010.026<0.001
Physical exercise
 Never627 (19.9%)462 (18.6%)461 (19.1%)
 Sometimes91 (2.9%)74 (3.0%)61 (2.5%)
 Often2433 (77.2%)1952 (78.5%)1887 (78.3%)
P value0.009<0.001<0.001
Current smoking463 (14.7%)379 (15.2%)347 (14.4%)
P value0.3760.1350.198
Current drinking452 (14.3%)348 (14.0%)345 (14.3%)
P value0.3710.2430.479
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)135.63±11.967135.50±11.469130.94±6.282
P value<0.001<0.001<0.001
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)79.32±7.86579.23±7.77977.77±6.722
P value<0.001<0.001<0.001
History of coronary heart disease436 (13.8%)345 (13.9%)294 (12.2%)
P value0.0010.0410.008
History of stroke112 (3.6%)84 (3.4%)76 (3.2%)
P value0.0280.5160.225
History of diabetes1240 (39.4%)976 (39.2%)901 (37.4%)
P value0.1570.3510.003
History of hyperlipidaemia1443 (45.8%)1135 (45.6%)1052 (43.7%)
P value0.0810.125<0.001
Family history of hypertension494 (15.7%)394 (15.8%)307 (12.7%)
P value<0.0010.002<0.001