Background
Methods
Study design and setting
Outcome variables
Potential determinants/independent variables
Statistical analysis
Variables | Total (n = 12,926) | Hypertension | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 3551) | No (n = 9375) | p-value | ||
Mean systolic BP (SE), mmHg | 122.3 (0.25) | 145.8 (0.42) | 113.5 (0.15) | < 0.001 |
Mean diastolic BP (SE), mmHg | 80.2 (0.14) | 91.5 (0.21) | 76.0 (0.11) | < 0.001 |
Age (in years) | ||||
Mean (SE) | 39.6 (0.15) | 49.0 (0.30) | 36.2 (0.17) | < 0.001 |
18 to 34 | 5787 (44.8) | 738 (20.8) | 5049 (53.9) | < 0.001 |
35 to 44 | 2585 (20) | 735 (20.7) | 1850 (19.7) | |
45 to 54 | 1815 (14) | 698 (19.7) | 1116 (11.9) | |
55 to 64 | 1454 (11.3) | 680 (19.1) | 775 (8.3) | |
65 or more | 1285 (9.9) | 700 (19.7) | 585 (6.2) | |
Gender | ||||
Female | 7343 (56.8) | 2088 (58.8) | 5255 (56.1) | 0.01 |
Male | 5583 (43.2) | 1463 (41.2) | 4120 (43.9) | |
Diabetes | ||||
Mean fasting plasma glucose (SE), mmol/L | 5.7 (0.02) | 6.0 (0.05) | 5.6 (0.02) | < 0.001 |
No | 10,893 (90.1) | 2786 (83.4) | 8107 (92.6) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 1199 (9.9) | 553 (16.6) | 646 (7.4) | |
Overweight/Obesity | ||||
Mean body mass index (SE), Kg/m2 | 22.4 (0.06) | 23.7 (0.09) | 21.9 (0.06) | < 0.001 |
No | 7640 (59.8) | 1573 (45.2) | 6067 (65.3) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 5129 (40.2) | 1904 (54.8) | 3225 (34.7) | |
Education level | ||||
No formal education | 3444 (26.6) | 1211 (34.1) | 2233 (23.8) | < 0.001 |
Primary | 3839 (29.7) | 1047 (29.5) | 2792 (29.8) | |
Secondary | 3790 (29.3) | 877 (24.7) | 2914 (31.1) | |
College or above | 1853 (14.3) | 416 (11.7) | 1437 (15.3) | |
Wealth quintile | ||||
Poorest | 2459 (19.0) | 584 (16.4) | 1875 (20) | < 0.001 |
Poorer | 2534 (19.6) | 638 (18) | 1897 (20.2) | |
Middle | 2635 (20.4) | 705 (19.8) | 1930 (20.6) | |
Richer | 2560 (19.8) | 723 (20.4) | 1837 (19.6) | |
Richest | 2738 (21.2) | 902 (25.4) | 1836 (19.6) | |
Place of residence | ||||
Urban | 3542 (27.4) | 1009 (28.4) | 2533 (27) | 0.19 |
Rural | 9383 (72.6) | 2542 (71.6) | 6842 (73) | |
Division of residence | ||||
Dhaka | 3096 (23.9) | 730 (20.5) | 2366 (25.2) | < 0.001 |
Barishal | 718 (5.6) | 234 (6.6) | 484 (5.2) | |
Chattagram | 2237 (17.3) | 666 (18.8) | 1571 (16.8) | |
Khulna | 1586 (12.3) | 474 (13.3) | 1113 (11.9) | |
Mymensingh | 1067 (8.3) | 252 (7.1) | 815 (8.7) | |
Rajshahi | 1829 (14.2) | 503 (14.2) | 1326 (14.1) | |
Rangpur | 1552 (12) | 473 (13.3) | 1079 (11.5) | |
Sylhet | 840 (6.5) | 220 (6.2) | 621 (6.6) |
Variables | Total (n = 3551) | Awareness | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 1508) | No (n = 2043) | p-value | ||
Mean Systolic BP (SE), mmHg | 145.8 (0.43) | 148.0 (0.77) | 144.0 (0.42) | < 0.001 |
Mean diastolic BP (SE), mmHg | 91.5 (0.21) | 90.8 (0.37) | 92.0 (0.21) | 0.004 |
Age (in years) | ||||
Mean (SE) | 49.0 (0.30) | 52.1 (0.41) | 46.8 (0.41) | < 0.001 |
18 to 34 | 738 (20.8) | 214 (14.2) | 524 (25.6) | < 0.001 |
35 to 44 | 735 (20.7) | 275 (18.3) | 460 (22.5) | |
45 to 54 | 698 (19.7) | 320 (21.2) | 379 (18.5) | |
55 to 64 | 680 (19.1) | 361 (23.9) | 319 (15.6) | |
65 or more | 700 (19.7) | 338 (22.4) | 362 (17.7) | |
Gender | ||||
Female | 2088 (58.8) | 1018 (67.5) | 1070 (52.4) | < 0.001 |
Male | 1463 (41.2) | 490 (32.5) | 973 (47.6) | |
Diabetes | ||||
Mean fasting plasma glucose (SE), mmol/L | 6.0 (0.05) | 6.2 (0.07) | 5.9 (0.06) | < 0.001 |
No | 2786 (83.4) | 1104 (77.7) | 1682 (87.7) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 553 (16.6) | 316 (22.3) | 237 (12.3) | |
Overweight/Obesity | ||||
Mean body mass index (SE), Kg/m2 | 23.7 (0.09) | 24.4 (0.13) | 23.2 (0.12) | < 0.001 |
No | 1573 (45.2) | 572 (38.7) | 1001 (50.1) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 1904 (54.8) | 905 (61.3) | 999 (49.9) | |
Education level | ||||
No Formal Education | 1211 (34.1) | 524 (34.7) | 687 (33.6) | 0.27 |
Primary | 1047 (29.5) | 456 (30.3) | 591 (28.9) | |
Secondary | 877 (24.7) | 369 (24.5) | 507 (24.8) | |
College or above | 416 (11.7) | 158 (10.5) | 258 (12.6) | |
Wealth Quintile | ||||
Poorest | 584 (16.4) | 190 (12.6) | 394 (19.3) | < 0.001 |
Poorer | 638 (18.0) | 232 (15.4) | 406 (19.8) | |
Middle | 705 (19.8) | 295 (19.6) | 410 (20.0) | |
Richer | 723 (20.4) | 333 (22.1) | 390 (19.1) | |
Richest | 902 (25.4) | 458 (30.4) | 444 (21.7) | |
Place of residence | ||||
Urban | 1009 (28.4) | 470 (31.2) | 539 (26.4) | 0.006 |
Rural | 2542 (71.6) | 1037 (68.8) | 1505 (73.6) | |
Division of Residence | ||||
Dhaka | 730 (20.5) | 332 (22.0) | 398 (19.5) | 0.005 |
Barishal | 234 (6.6) | 104 (6.9) | 130 (6.4) | |
Chattagram | 666 (18.8) | 296 (19.7) | 370 (18.1) | |
Khulna | 474 (13.3) | 208 (13.8) | 266 (13.0) | |
Mymensingh | 252 (7.1) | 107 (7.1) | 145 (7.1) | |
Rajshahi | 503 (14.2) | 196 (13.0) | 307 (15.0) | |
Rangpur | 473 (13.3) | 157 (10.4) | 316 (15.5) | |
Sylhet | 220 (6.2) | 107 (7.1) | 112 (5.5) |
Variables | Overall (n = 1313) | Controlled Hypertension | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 443) | No (n = 870) | p-values | ||
Mean systolic BP (SE), mmHg | 147.1 (0.82) | 121.7 (0.57) | 160.0 (0.83) | < 0.001 |
Mean diastolic BP (SE), mmHg | 89.8 (0.39) | 79.3 (0.39) | 95.2 (0.41) | < 0.001 |
Age (in years) | ||||
Mean (SE) | 52.7 (0.42) | 48.7 (0.75) | 54.7 (0.51) | < 0.001 |
18 to 34 | 163 (12.4) | 88 (19.8) | 75 (8.6) | < 0.001 |
35 to 44 | 236 (17.9) | 90 (20.3) | 145 (16.7) | |
45 to 54 | 287 (21.9) | 91 (20.5) | 196 (22.5) | |
55 to 64 | 328 (25.0) | 109 (24.6) | 219 (25.1) | |
65 or more | 300 (22.8) | 65 (14.7) | 235 (27.0) | |
Gender | ||||
Female | 893 (68.0) | 310 (70.0) | 583 (67.0) | 0.32 |
Male | 420 (32.0) | 133 (30.0) | 287 (33.0) | |
Diabetes | ||||
Mean fasting plasma glucose (SE), mmol/L | 6.3 (0.08) | 5.9 (0.11) | 6.4 (0.10) | 0.001 |
No | 948 (76.4) | 330 (80.1) | 618 (74.6) | 0.043 |
Yes | 293 (23.6) | 82 (19.9) | 211 (25.4) | |
Overweight/Obesity | ||||
Mean body mass index (SE), kg/m2 | 24.4 (0.13) | 24.5 (0.22) | 24.4 (0.16) | 0.69 |
No | 486 (37.8) | 168 (38.6) | 318 (37.3) | 0.67 |
Yes | 801 (62.2) | 268 (61.4) | 533 (62.7) | |
Education level | ||||
No formal education | 468 (35.6) | 129 (29.2) | 338 (38.9) | 0.007 |
Primary | 395 (30.1) | 136 (30.8) | 258 (29.7) | |
Secondary | 320 (24.3) | 122 (27.6) | 197 (22.7) | |
College or above | 131 (10.0) | 55 (12.5) | 76 (8.7) | |
Wealth quintile | ||||
Poorest | 162 (12.4) | 52 (11.7) | 110 (12.7) | 0.66 |
Poorer | 193 (14.7) | 63 (14.3) | 129 (14.9) | |
Middle | 263 (20.0) | 84 (18.9) | 179 (20.6) | |
Richer | 289 (22.0) | 110 (24.7) | 179 (20.6) | |
Richest | 407 (31.0) | 135 (30.4) | 272 (31.3) | |
Place of residence | ||||
Urban | 417 (31.8) | 150 (33.9) | 267 (30.7) | 0.28 |
Rural | 896 (68.2) | 293 (66.1) | 603 (69.3) | |
Division of residence | ||||
Dhaka | 297 (22.6) | 98 (22.1) | 199 (22.9) | < 0.001 |
Barishal | 92 (7.0) | 32 (7.2) | 60 (6.8) | |
Chattagram | 273 (20.8) | 114 (25.7) | 159 (18.3) | |
Khulna | 173 (13.2) | 44 (9.9) | 129 (14.8) | |
Mymensingh | 98 (7.4) | 48 (10.8) | 50 (5.8) | |
Rajshahi | 153 (11.7) | 34 (7.6) | 119 (13.7) | |
Rangpur | 126 (9.6) | 35 (7.9) | 91 (10.4) | |
Sylhet | 101 (7.7) | 39 (8.8) | 62 (7.2) |
Category | Hypertension | Awareness among hypertensive people | Controlled pressure people taking antihypertensive drugs |
---|---|---|---|
Overall | 27.4 (26.5, 28.5) | 42.4 (40.5, 44.4) | 33.8 (30.8, 36.8) |
Age (in year) | |||
18 to 34 | 12.7 (11.8, 13.8) | 29.0 (25.6, 32.7) | 54.0 (45.1, 62.7) |
35 to 44 | 28.4 (26.6, 30.3) | 37.4 (33.3, 41.7) | 38.3 (31.5, 45.6) |
45 to 54 | 38.5 (35.6, 41.4) | 45.8 (41.6, 50.0) | 31.7 (26.2, 37.8) |
55 to 64 | 46.7 (44.0, 49.5) | 53.1 (49.3, 56.8) | 33.3 (27.9, 39.2) |
65 or more | 54.5 (51.5, 57.4) | 48.3 (44.4, 52.1) | 21.7 (17.5, 26.5) |
Gender | |||
Female | 28.4 (27.3, 29.6) | 48.7 (46.3, 51.2) | 34.7 (31.2, 38.4) |
Male | 26.2 (24.8, 27.7) | 33.5 (30.8, 36.2) | 31.7 (27.0, 36.8) |
Diabetes | |||
No | 25.6 (24.6, 26.6) | 39.6 (37.5, 41.8) | 34.8 (31.4, 38.4) |
Yes | 46.1 (42.7, 49.6) | 57.2 (52.4, 61.9) | 28.0 (22.7, 34.0) |
Overweight/Obese | |||
No | 20.6 (19.5, 21.7) | 36.3 (33.8, 39) | 34.6 (30.3, 39.2) |
Yes | 37.1 (35.6, 38.7) | 47.5 (45, 50.1) | 33.4 (29.7, 37.3) |
Education level | |||
No formal education | 35.2 (33.2, 37.1) | 43.2 (40.0, 46.6) | 27.7 (23.3, 32.5) |
Primary | 27.3 (25.7, 29.0) | 43.6 (40.3, 46.9) | 34.5 (29.4, 40.1) |
Secondary | 23.1 (21.6, 24.7) | 42.1 (38.5, 45.8) | 38.3 (32.0, 44.9) |
College or above | 22.5 (20.4, 24.7) | 38.0 (33.8, 42.5) | 42.1 (33.9, 50.8) |
Wealth quintile | |||
Poorest | 23.7 (21.9, 25.7) | 32.5 (28.2, 37.1) | 32.0 (24.2, 41.0) |
Poorer | 25.2 (23.1, 27.3) | 36.4 (32.3, 40.7) | 32.8 (26.2, 40.2) |
Middle | 26.7 (24.7, 28.8) | 41.9 (37.7, 46.1) | 31.9 (25.1, 39.5) |
Richer | 28.2 (26.1, 30.5) | 46.0 (42.0, 50.1) | 38.0 (31.9, 44.6) |
Richest | 32.9 (31.0, 34.9) | 50.8 (47.0, 54.5) | 33.1 (28.5, 38.0) |
Place of residence | |||
Urban | 28.5 (26.8, 30.2) | 46.6 (43.3, 50.0) | 36.0 (31.3, 41.0) |
Rural | 27.1 (25.9, 28.3) | 40.8 (38.4, 43.2) | 32.7 (29.1, 36.5) |
Division of residence | |||
Dhaka | 23.6 (21.4, 25.9) | 45.4 (40.5, 50.5) | 32.9 (26.2, 40.5) |
Chattagram | 29.8 (27.2, 32.4) | 44.5 (39.5, 49.6) | 41.7 (34.4, 49.4) |
Barishal | 32.6 (29.5, 35.9) | 44.4 (39.0, 50.0) | 35.0 (26.5, 44.6) |
Khulna | 29.9 (27.2, 32.7) | 43.9 (38.7, 49.3) | 25.4 (19.7, 32.0) |
Mymensingh | 23.6 (21.2, 26.2) | 42.3 (36.0, 48.8) | 48.7 (39.7, 57.9) |
Rajshahi | 27.5 (24.8, 30.4) | 39.1 (34.0, 44.3) | 22.1 (15.8, 29.9) |
Rangpur | 30.5 (28.3, 32.7) | 33.2 (28.6, 38.2) | 27.7 (20.5, 36.3) |
Sylhet | 26.1 (23.5, 29.0) | 48.9 (42.4, 55.4) | 38.5 (30.2, 47.5) |
Variable | Prevalence | Awareness | Controlled hypertension | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AOR | p-value | AOR | p-value | AOR | p-value | |
Age (in year) | ||||||
18 to 34 | Ref. (1.0) | Ref. (1.0) | Ref. (1.0) | |||
35 to 44 | 2.7 (2.4,3.1) | < 0.001 | 1.8 (1.4,2.3) | < 0.001 | 0.5 (0.3,0.8) | 0.003 |
45 to 54 | 4.5 (3.9,5.2) | < 0.001 | 2.8 (2.1,3.6) | < 0.001 | 0.4 (0.3,0.6) | < 0.001 |
55 to 64 | 7.3 (6.2,8.5) | < 0.001 | 4.2 (3.2,5.6) | < 0.001 | 0.4 (0.3,0.7) | < 0.001 |
65 or more | 11.9 (10.1,14.1) | < 0.001 | 4.2 (3.2,5.6) | < 0.001 | 0.3 (0.2,0.5) | < 0.001 |
Gender | ||||||
Female | Ref. (1.0) | Ref. (1.0) | ND | |||
Male | 0.8 (0.7,0.8) | < 0.001 | 0.4 (0.3,0.5) | < 0.001 | – | |
Diabetes | ||||||
No | Ref. (1.0) | Ref. (1.0) | Ref. (1.0) | |||
Yes | 1.7 (1.5,1.9) | < 0.001 | 1.6 (1.3,2.0) | < 0.001 | 0.7 (0.5,1.0) | 0.059 |
Overweight/Obese | ||||||
No | Ref. (1.0) | Ref. (1.0) | ND | |||
Yes | 2.5 (2.2,2.7) | < 0.001 | 1.5 (1.3,1.8) | < 0.001 | – | |
Education level | ||||||
No formal education | Ref. (1.0) | Ref. (1.0) | Ref. (1.0) | |||
Primary | 1.1 (0.9,1.2) | 0.38 | 1.2 (1.0,1.5) | 0.033 | 1.1 (0.8,1.5) | 0.74 |
Secondary | 1.0 (0.9,1.2) | 0.59 | 1.3 (1.0,1.7) | 0.024 | 1.2 (0.8,1.7) | 0.38 |
College or above | 1.0 (0.9,1.2) | 0.44 | 1.3 (0.9,1.8) | 0.076 | 1.6 (1.1,2.5) | 0.027 |
Wealth quintile | ||||||
Poorest | Ref. (1.0) | Ref. (1.0) | ND | |||
Poorer | 1.1 (1.0,1.3) | 0.13 | 1.3 (1.0,1.8) | 0.054 | – | |
Middle | 1.2 (1.0,1.4) | < 0.001 | 1.5 (1.1,1.9) | 0.006 | – | |
Richer | 1.4 (1.2,1.6) | < 0.001 | 1.7 (1.3,2.3) | < 0.001 | – | |
Richest | 1.4 (1.2,1.7) | < 0.001 | 1.7 (1.3,2.3) | < 0.001 | – | |
Place of residence | ||||||
Urban | 1.0 (0.9,1.2) | 0.62 | 1.1 (0.9,1.4) | 0.20 | ND | |
Rural | Ref. (1.0) | Ref. (1.0) | – | |||
Division of residence | ||||||
Dhaka | Ref. (1.0) | Ref. (1.0) | Ref. (1.0) | |||
Chattagram | 1.5 (1.2,1.8) | < 0.001 | 1.0 (0.7,1.4) | 0.85 | 1.4 (0.9,2.3) | 0.17 |
Barisal | 1.6 (1.3,2.0) | < 0.001 | 1.1 (0.7,1.5) | 0.66 | 0.9 (0.6,1.6) | 0.80 |
Khulna | 1.3 (1.1,1.6) | 0.003 | 1.0 (0.7,1.4) | 0.85 | 0.8 (0.5,1.2) | 0.27 |
Mymensingh | 1.1 (0.9,1.4) | 0.44 | 1.0 (0.7,1.4) | 0.90 | 1.6 (0.9,2.8) | 0.079 |
Rajshahi | 1.4 (1.2,1.7) | 0.001 | 0.9 (0.6,1.2) | 0.48 | 0.6 (0.3,1.0) | 0.061 |
Rangpur | 1.8 (1.5,2.2) | < 0.001 | 0.8 (0.6,1.2) | 0.24 | 0.7 (0.4,1.3) | 0.25 |
Sylhet | 1.4 (1.1,1.7) | 0.006 | 1.5 (1.0,2.1) | 0.038 | 1.2 (0.7,2.0) | 0.44 |