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Table 2 Prevalence of self-reported and clinically measured HBP by levels of the covariates included in the prediction models (HEP1 sample)

From: Hypertension: Development of a prediction model to adjust self-reported hypertension prevalence at the community level

 

N

HBP2Prevalences

Difference3

  

Clinical

Self-reported

 

Overall

919

40.1

29.7

10.4

Age

 25-34

242

15.6

8.2

7.4

 35-49

342

34.3

23.3

11.0

 50+

335

64.8

52.5

12.3

Gender

 Female

632

39.2

31.9

7.3

 Male

287

41.1

27.2

13.9

Marital Status

 Current Married

230

38.3

27.5

10.8

 Not Married

689

49.5

37.8

11.7

Race/ethnicity

 Latino

182

26.6

16.0

10.6

 non-Hispanic White

199

41.2

27.3

13.9

 non-Hispanic Black

522

46.0

36.3

9.7

Education

 <12

327

43.5

31.4

12.1

 12

259

38.3

28.9

9.4

 12+

321

37.8

28.8

9.0

Annual Household Income

 <$10,000

250

47.7

40.4

7.3

 $10,000-19,999

238

39.4

29.7

9.7

 $20,000-34,999

230

37.3

23.7

13.6

 $35,000+

201

34.7

22.8

11.9

  1. 1: Healthy Environments Partnership.
  2. 2: Hypertensive if mean systolic BP= >140 or mean diastolic BP= > 90 or currently taking hypertensive medication.
  3. 3: Difference between clinical and self-reported hypertension.
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