Table 4
Distribution of the household population by blood pressure norms, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009
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Blood pressure norms | |||||||||
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Within the acceptable range | Acceptable, but at the high end of the acceptable range | Above the acceptable range | |||||||
Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | ||||
From | To | From | To | From | To | ||||
percent | |||||||||
Both sexes | |||||||||
Age 18 to 39 | 95.4 | 93.8 | 96.9 | 3.9 E | 2.6 | 5.1 | F | … | … |
Age 40 to 59 | 82.4 | 78.8 | 85.9 | 11.3 | 8.7 | 13.9 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 6.6 |
Age 60 to 79 | 66.7 | 64.2 | 69.1 | 15.7 | 12.8 | 18.6 | 13.8 | 11.6 | 15.9 |
Age 18 to 79 | 84.4 | 82.8 | 86.0 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 10.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
Males | |||||||||
Age 18 to 39 | 93.9 | 91.3 | 96.5 | 4.9 E | 2.9 | 7.0 | F | … | … |
Age 40 to 59 | 78.0 | 72.6 | 83.3 | 14.7 | 10.5 | 18.9 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 8.4 |
Age 60 to 79 | 69.7 | 65.3 | 74.0 | 15.2 | 10.5 | 19.9 | 13.8 | 10.7 | 16.9 |
Age 18 to 79 | 82.8 | 80.7 | 84.9 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 12.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 6.7 |
Females | |||||||||
Age 18 to 39 | 96.8 | 94.6 | 99.1 | F | … | … | F | … | … |
Age 40 to 59 | 86.7 | 82.5 | 90.8 | 7.9 E | 5.2 | 10.7 | 4.0 E | 2.2 | 5.9 |
Age 60 to 79 | 63.9 | 60.7 | 67.1 | 16.1 | 13.9 | 18.3 | 13.8 | 10.3 | 17.3 |
Age 18 to 79 | 86.0 | 83.9 | 88.1 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 9.0 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 5.6 |
Blood pressure norms | |||||||||
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Moderately high | High | Very high | |||||||
Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | Estimate | Confidence interval | ||||
From | To | From | To | From | To | ||||
percent | |||||||||
Both sexes | |||||||||
Age 18 to 39 | F | … | … | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Age 40 to 59 | 0.7 E | 0.3 | 1.1 | F | … | … | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Age 60 to 79 | 2.4 E | 1.4 | 3.4 | F | … | … | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Age 18 to 79 | 0.8 E | 0.5 | 1.1 | F | … | … | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Males | |||||||||
Age 18 to 39 | F | … | … | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Age 40 to 59 | F | … | … | F | … | … | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Age 60 to 79 | 1.0 E | 0.4 | 1.6 | F | … | … | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Age 18 to 79 | 0.5 E | 0.2 | 0.9 | F | … | … | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Females | |||||||||
Age 18 to 39 | F | … | … | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Age 40 to 59 | F | … | … | F | … | … | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Age 60 to 79 | 3.6 E | 1.9 | 5.3 | F | … | … | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Age 18 to 79 | 1.0 E | 0.5 | 1.6 | F | … | … | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
use with caution (data with a coefficient of variation (CV) from 16.6% to 33.3%)
too unreliable to be published (data with a coefficient of variation (CV) greater than 33.3%; suppressed due to extreme sampling variability)
Note(s):
The norms used in this table can be found in D. Abbott, N. Campbell, P. Carruthers-Czyzewski, A. Chockalingam, M. David, G. Dunkley, E. Ellis, J.G. Fodor, D. McKay, V.R. Ramsden, 1994, "Guidelines for measurement of blood pressure, follow-up, and lifestyle counselling", Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 85 (suppl 2), p. S29-S35.Total household population aged 18 to 79, except those meeting the exclusion criteria (see the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Data User Guide: Cycle 1).
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 1.
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