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Table 4 Prevalence of self-reported and clinically measured HBP by levels of the covariates included in the prediction models (NHANES1 urban sample)

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

 

N

NHANES2Prevalences

Difference3

  

Clinical

Self-reported

 

Overall

1124

33.8

25.7

8.1

Age

 25-34

172

37.4

30.6

6.8

 35-49

256

61.1

54.7

6.4

 50+

169

67.0

51.5

15.5

Gender

 Females

583

34.3

28.2

6.1

 Males

541

33.2

22.9

10.3

Marital Status

 Current Married

692

31.6

23.3

8.3

 Not Married

432

37.9

30.1

 

Race/ethnicity

 Latino

261

21.1

10.8

10.3

 non-Hispanic White

614

35.8

27.7

8.1

 non-Hispanic Black

215

40.3

31.1

9.2

Education

 <12

366

45.5

36.4

9.1

 12

251

36.7

27.7

9.0

 12+

502

28.2

20.9

7.3

Annual Household Income

 <$10,000

166

46.9

35.4

11.5

 $10,000-19,999

177

44.2

36.3

7.9

 $20,000-34,999

221

37.0

29.0

8.0

 $35,000+

307

30.8

22.5

8.3

  1. 1: NHANES urban sample.
  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.