Table 2 Characteristics of the study population with unmet needs for hypertension care, Malaysia

Age (years)

 60–64

40

34

49

36

6

35

77

29

 65–69

31

27

49

36

5

29

77

29

 70–74

30

26

18

13

6

35

66

25

 75–79

9

8

12

9

0

0

20

8

 80–84

6

5

4

3

0

0

19

7

 85–89

1

1

3

2

0

0

7

3

 90–94

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

0.4

Gender

 Male

68

58

79

58

10

59

140

52

 Female

49

41

57

42

7

41

127

48

Race

 Malaysian

101

86

121

89

15

88

231

87

 Chinese

6

5

8

6

0

0

9

3

 Indian

10

9

7

5

2

12

27

10

 Other

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Marital status

 Married

74

63

99

73

11

65

168

63

 Other

43

37

37

27

6

35

99

37

Body mass index

 Underweight

3

3

7

5

1

6

4

2

 Normal

51

44

57

42

5

29

53

20

 Overweight

38

33

46

34

8

47

133

50

 Class I obesity

19

16

19

14

2

12

57

21

 Class II obesity

4

3

6

4

0

0

18

7

 Class III obesity

2

2

1

1

1

6

2

1

Locality

 Rural

74

63

62

46

12

71

132

49

 Urban

43

37

74

54

5

29

135

51

Smoking

 Yes

30

26

98

72

3

18

33

12

 No

87

74

38

28

14

82

234

88

Alcohol intake

 Yes

4

3

2

2

0

0

5

2

 No

113

97

134

99

17

100

262

98

Medical history

Stroke

  Yes

1

1

2

2

0

0

12

5

  No

116

99

134

99

17

100

255

96

 Cardiovascular disease

  Yes

4

3

9

7

1

6

42

16

  No

113

97

127

93

16

94

225

84

 Diabetes mellitus

  Yes

11

9

20

15

3

18

132

49

  No

106

91

116

85

14

82

135

51

 Dyslipidaemia

  Yes

12

10

35

26

3

18

171

64

  No

105

90

101

74

14

82

96

36

 Activities of daily living

  Independent

12

10

4

3

1

6

32

12

  Dependent

105

90

132

97

16

94

235

88