Table 1
Selected characteristics of people with hypertension, by sex, household population aged 60 to 79, Canada, 2007 to 2009
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Characteristics | Men | Women | ||||
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% or mean | 95% confidence interval | % or mean | 95% confidence interval | |||
from | to | from | to | |||
Demographic/Socio-economic | ||||||
Mean age (years) | 68.4 | 67.6 | 69.1 | 68.6 | 67.6 | 69.6 |
Married/Common-law (%) | 81.9Note * | 76.8 | 86.1 | 62.3 | 54.0 | 69.9 |
Mean household income ($, adjusted for household size) | 44,520Note * | 38,507 | 50,533 | 35,868 | 31,069 | 40,667 |
Secondary school graduation (%) | 61.1 | 54.2 | 67.5 | 60.8 | 51.8 | 69.1 |
Has regular doctor (%) | 94.2 | 87.6 | 97.4 | 97.0 | 94.0 | 98.5 |
Health behaviours | ||||||
Current daily smoker (%) | 8.7Note E: Use with caution | 5.6 | 13.3 | 10.1Note E: Use with caution | 6.4 | 15.7 |
Inactive level of leisure-time physical activity (%) | 50.6Note * | 43.3 | 57.9 | 62.4 | 54.8 | 69.5 |
Physical measures | ||||||
Mean body mass index | 29.3 | 28.4 | 30.1 | 29.6 | 28.5 | 30.6 |
Obese (%) | 37.8 | 30.9 | 45.2 | 37.1 | 30.0 | 44.9 |
Waist circumference in high-risk range (%) | 55.3 | 47.9 | 62.6 | 65.5 | 55.5 | 74.3 |
Mean blood glucose level (mmol/L) | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 6.2 |
Mean ratio of total to HDL cholesterol | 4.2Note * | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
Co-morbidity (%) | ||||||
Diabetes | 21.0 | 15.3 | 28.1 | 20.4 | 16.0 | 25.7 |
Heart disease | 25.4Note * | 19.8 | 32.0 | 15.5Note E: Use with caution | 10.5 | 22.2 |
Blood pressure (mm Hg) | ||||||
Systolic | 125.3Note * | 123.4 | 127.2 | 132.5 | 129.6 | 135.4 |
Diastolic | 73.7 | 72.7 | 74.7 | 72.4 | 70.7 | 74.0 |
Pulse pressure | 51.6Note * | 53.3 | 49.9 | 60.1 | 61.9 | 58.3 |
Antihypertensive medication use (%) | ||||||
Any | 84.4 | 79.7 | 88.3 | 89.3 | 84.7 | 92.7 |
Diuretic | 18.5Note * | 13.6 | 24.8 | 33.4 | 24.5 | 43.7 |
Calcium channel antagonist | 22.3Note E: Use with caution | 14.7 | 32.5 | 21.7Note E: Use with caution | 14.3 | 31.5 |
Agent acting on renin-angiotension system | 64.3 | 57.9 | 70.2 | 56.9 | 47.5 | 65.9 |
Beta-blocker | 25.9 | 18.8 | 34.5 | 25.1Note E: Use with caution | 16.9 | 35.6 |
Number of antihypertensive types used (%) | ||||||
None | 15.6 | 11.7 | 20.3 | 10.7 | 7.4 | 15.2 |
One | 48.0 | 41.2 | 54.9 | 48.9 | 40.3 | 57.5 |
Two | 26.8 | 20.1 | 34.8 | 31.8 | 24.3 | 40.4 |
Three or more | 9.6Note E: Use with caution | 6.3 | 14.3 | 8.6Note E: Use with caution | 5.3 | 13.6 |
* significantly different from women (p<0.05) E use with caution Note: Hypertension is measured systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg (≥130 mm Hg or ≥80 mm Hg for those with diagnosis of diabetes), or use of antihypertensive medication in the month before the CHMS interview. Source: 2007 to 2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey. |
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