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)