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Table 1 Characteristics of participants in the study of the hypertension care cascade, Malaysia

From: Prevalence and determinants of unmet needs for hypertension care among the older population in Selangor: cross-sectional study

Participants (N = 1204)

Blood pressure

P value

Normal (n = 567)

Hypertension (n = 637)

n

%

n

%

Age (years)

 60–64

182

32

205

32

0.35

 65–69

154

27

190

30

 

 70–74

125

22

140

22

 

 75–79

62

11

52

8

 

 80–84

37

7

35

6

 

 85–89

7

1

13

2

 

 90–94

0

0

2

0.3

 

Gender

 Male

339

60

352

55

0.11

 Female

228

40

285

45

 

Race

 Malaysian

439

77

563

88

< 0.01*

 Chinese

67

12

23

4

 

 Indian

58

10

50

8

 

 Other

3

1

1

0.2

 

Marital status

 Married

390

69

412

65

0.13

 Other

177

31

225

35

 

Body mass index

 Underweight

22

4

17

3

0.07

 Normal

202

36

193

30

 

 Overweight

231

41

270

42

 

 Class I obesity

74

13

117

18

 

 Class II obesity

31

6

30

5

 

 Class III obesity

7

1

10

2

 

Locality

 Rural

265

47

337

53

0.03*

 Urban

302

53

300

47

 

Smoking

 Yes

101

18

114

18

0.97

 No

466

82

523

82

 

Alcohol intake

 Yes

31

6

11

2

< 0.01*

 No

536

95

626

98

 

Medical history

 Stroke

  Yes

25

4

23

4

0.48

  No

542

96

614

96

 

 Cardiovascular disease

     

  Yes

74

13

65

10

0.12

  No

493

87

572

90

 

 Diabetes mellitus

  Yes

224

40

210

33

0.02*

  No

343

61

427

67

 

 Dyslipidaemia

  Yes

300

53

270

42

< 0.01*

  No

267

47

367

58

 

 Activities of daily living

  Independent

34

6

59

9

0.03*

  Dependent

533

94

578

91

 
  1. *Significant at P < 0.05