Age adjusted prevalence (in percentage) of hypertension and prevalence difference adjusted for hypertension risk factors according to educational level
| Men | Women | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Middle | Low | % Reduction* | High | Middle | Low | % Reduction* | |
| * Percentage of the age adjusted prevalence difference in low educational level explained by the adjustment factors. | ||||||||
| Number of participants | 301 | 580 | 735 | 178 | 721 | 1219 | ||
| Age adjusted prevalence | 59.8 | 64.1 | 66.4 | 64.8 | 65.9 | 69.8 | ||
| Prevalence difference (95% confidence interval) adjusted for: | ||||||||
| Age | 0.0 | 4.3 | 6.6 | – | 0.0 | 1.1 | 5.0 | – |
| (−2.4, 11.8) | (0.0, 14.0) | (−6.4, 9.6) | (−2.6, 13.5) | |||||
| Age and general obesity | 0.0 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 20.0 |
| (−1.5, 12.4) | (−0.5, 13.0) | (−6.6, 9.0) | (−3.3, 12.2) | |||||
| Age and central obesity | 0.0 | 4.7 | 6.8 | −3.0 | 0.0 | −0.7 | 2.1 | 58.0 |
| (−1.9, 12.0) | (0.4, 14.0) | (−7.7, 7.3) | (−4.9, 10.0) | |||||
| Age and physical activity | 0.0 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 26.0 |
| (−2.5, 11.6) | (−0.5, 13.6) | (−4.9, 8.5) | (−2.6, 10.7) | |||||
| Age and heavy alcohol intake | 0.0 | 4.4 | 6.9 | −4.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 5.0 | – |
| (−2.3, 11.8) | (0.3, 14.4) | (−6.4, 9.6) | (−2.6, 13.5) | |||||
| Age and heavy intake of cured meats | 0.0 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| (−2.6, 13.8) | (−0.1, 13.8) | (−6.5, 9.6) | (−2.8, 13.3) | |||||
| Age and height | 0.0 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 5.3 | −6.0 |
| (−2.6, 11.7) | (−0.3, 14.1) | (−6.8, 9.3) | (−3.6, 12.9) | |||||
| Age and father’s social class | 0.0 | 5.6 | 7.7 | −16.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 16.0 |
| (−1.4, 13.5) | (0.7, 15.5) | (−6.8, 9.3) | (−3.6, 12.9) | |||||
| Age and all factors | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 86.0 |
| (−1.9, 11.7) | (−1.2, 12.9) | (−4.4, 5.0) | (−3.8, 5.5) | |||||