Table 2: Prevalence of hypertension by BMI among U.S. adults.
(n) |
BMI<25 (1604) (ref.) |
25≤BMI<30 (993) |
BMI≥30(1134) |
BMI<25 (1604) (ref.) |
25≤BMI<30 (993) |
BMI≥30(1134) |
(n) |
total |
total |
total |
undiagnosed |
undiagnosed |
undiagnosed |
Overall (3731) |
32.7(29.78-35.59) |
44.98(41.08-48.88)* |
52.30(48.68-55.92)* |
7.71(5.96-9.46) |
14.08(11.31-16.85)* |
17.82(15.07-20.57)* |
Age group (yrs) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
20-39 (1225) |
33.36(28.55-38.16) |
46.89(40.51-53.28)* |
52.25(46.46-58.05)* |
6.92(4.11-9.73) |
18.55(13.50-23.60)* |
18.87(14.31-23.43)* |
40-59(1313) |
34.57(29.58-39.57) |
42.95(36.19-49.72)* |
50.08(43.68-56.49)* |
8.17(5.17-11.17) |
13.90(9.06-18.73)* |
15.93(11.36-20.51)* |
>=60(1193) |
29.30(24.04-34.56) |
45.37(38.30-52.44)* |
55.25(48.58-61.92)* |
8.04(4.75-11.33) |
8.49(4.627-12.35) |
18.91(13.66-24.16)* |
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male (1768) |
31.15(26.86-35.44) |
47.80(41.99-53.62)* |
52.47(47.11-57.82)* |
8.27(5.48-11.07) |
16.55(12.22-20.88)* |
18.71(14.61-22.82)* |
Female (1963) |
34.07(30.12-38.01) |
42.41(37.17-45.66)* |
52.14(47.21-57.07)* |
7.20(5.04-9.36) |
11.84(8.30-15.37)* |
17.00(13.31-20.68)* |
Race/ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
White (1677) |
33.85(29.85-37.85) |
47.12(41.88-52.37)* |
52.73(47.80-57.67)* |
8.80(6.36-11.26) |
14.99(11.20-18.77)* |
17.93(14.21- 21.64)* |
Black (746) |
29.25(24.04-34.46) |
40.62(33.52-47.73)* |
48.91(41.63-56.20)* |
3.60(1.62-5.59) |
11.56 (7.00 – 16.13)* |
13.07(8.31-17.84)* |
Hispanic (780) |
28.47(23.04-33.91) |
40.00(32.47-47.54)* |
50.91(43.91-57.91)* |
5.28(2.56-7.99) |
11.69(6.81 - 16.57)* |
15.00(10.08-19.91)* |
Other (528) |
35.07(27.60-42.55) |
39.85(29.74-49.97) |
55.06(45.94- 64.18)* |
8.63(3.46-13.80) |
13.64(6.99- 20.30) |
27.21(18.57-35.84)* |
Poverty level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
<100% FPL (818) |
33.76(28.04-39.48) |
45.37(36.88-53.86)* |
49.10(41.54-56.66)* |
5.70(2.53-8.87) |
16.90(10.24-23.55)* |
18.75(12.61-24.88)* |
100%FPL≤PL≤300%FPL (1486) |
31.91(27.29-36.53) |
41.43(35.50-47.35)* |
54.61(48.99-60.23)* |
8.34(5.48-11.19) |
14.11(9.66-18.56)* |
21.97(17.21-26.73)* |
>300%FPL (1427) |
32.92(28.36-37.47) |
47.55(41.41-53.70)* |
51.63(45.94-57.32)* |
7.87(5.14-10.60) |
13.20(9.05-17.36)* |
14.56(10.62-18.49)* |
Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
<12 (1604) |
27.45(21.50-33.41) |
46.34(37.63-55.05)* |
53.01(45.30-60.72)* |
7.72(3.54-11.90) |
16.34(9.51-23.18)* |
20.01(13.90-26.12)* |
12(993) |
33.33(27.01-39.67) |
46.33(37.86-54.80)* |
58.62(51.01-66.24)* |
9.08(5.02-13.13) |
16.42(9.96-22.88) |
19.65(13.28-26.02)* |
>12(1134) |
33.57(29.82-37.33) |
44.19(39.15-49.23)* |
50.02(45.30-54.75)* |
7.23(5.07-9.39) |
12.73(9.32-16.15)* |
16.71(13.263-20.179)* |
*p<0.05 with one tail proportion test (BMI<25 as a reference)