Table 2 Prevalence (with 95% CI) of prior BP measurement, own hypertension awareness, antihypertensive medication use and control of blood pressure (SBP <140 and DBP <90) among antihypertensive users, by different factors (weighted estimate)
| Â | Ever measured blood pressure | Awareness about own high BP (from GP/nurse) | Antihypertensive use among aware hypertensives (self-reported) | BP control among antihypertensive users | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
3869 (N) | 3955 (N) | 752 (N) | 1260 (N) | 417 (N) | 840 (N) | 269 (N) | 562 (N) | |
Overall prevalence (%) | 70.7 (68.7–72.7) | 75.8 (73.8–77.6) | 43.3 (39.5–47.3) | 55.2 (51.7–58.5) | 64.5 (58.2–70.2) | 66.9 (62.6–70.8) | 44.6 (37.9–51.6) | 43.8 (39.1–48.6) |
Age category | ||||||||
 Younger (35–55 years) | 68.7 (66.2–71.1) | 75.1 (72.8–77.2 | 36.1 (31.0–41.5) | 54.9 (50.5–59.1) | 56.5 (48.1–64.4) | 66.3 (61.2–71.1) | 43.1 (32.6–54.2) | 49.7 (43.9–55.6) |
 Older (56 years or more) | 74.6 (71.7–77.4) | 77.4 (74.4–80.1) | 51.1 (45.7–56.5) | 55.5 (50.5–60.4) | 71.4 (63.6–78.2) | 67.6 (61.1–73.4) | 45.7 (36.7–55.0) | 35.7 (28.9–43.0) |
Area of residence | ||||||||
 Rural | 67.7 (65.2–70.1) | 72.6 (70.2–74.9) | 40.4 (35.9–45.1) | 53.6 (49.4–57.7) | 62.0 (53.9–69.5) | 63.1 (57.7–68.2) | 48.7 (39.9–57.5) | 42.5 (36.9–48.3) |
 Urban | 80.4 (77.0–83.5) | 86.5 (83.3–89.2) | 49.9 (42.9–56.9) | 59.1 (53.1–64.8) | 69.1 (59.1–77.5) | 76.1 (70.3–81.2) | 37.9 (27.7–49.3) | 46.4 (38.2–54.9) |
Educational attainment | ||||||||
 No education or pre-school | 59.8 (56.5–62.9) | 70.6 (68.0–73.1) | 32.6 (26.2–39.8) | 49.8 (45.3–54.4) | 58.4 (N/A) | 63.7 (57.8–69.2) | 52.4 (39.1–65.4) | 42.3 (35.6–49.1) |
 Primary school (1–5 years) | 71.5 (68.4–74.4) | 78.7 (75.5–81.6) | 43.1 (35.2–51.3) | 58.0 (51.9–63.8) | 61.8 (50.7–71.8) | 70.7 (63.1–77.3) | 29.5 (19.4–42.1) | 43.1 (34.9–51.8) |
 Secondary school or higher (≥6 years) | 82.2 (79.7–84.5) | 90.0 (86.9–92.5) | 51.2 (44.8–57.6) | 70.0 (63.2–76.0) | 69.0 (60.8–76.1) | 70.5 (62.5–77.4) | 47.9 (38.2–57.7) | 47.9 (38.5–57.4) |
Wealth status | ||||||||
 Poorest/poorer | 59.2 (55.9–62.4) | 63.7 (60.5–66.9) | 32.1 (N/A) | 44.2 | 53.9 (N/A) | 53.2 (N/A) | 60.6 (N/A) | 45.7 (N/A) |
 Middle | 70.4 (66.1–74.4) | 74.6 (70.7–78.3) | 35.8 (N/A) | 56.7 (48.6–64.5) | 57.0 (N/A) | 65.5 (55.8–74.1) | 49.1 (N/A) | 44.3 (N/A) |
 Richer/richest | 82.0 (79.5–84.2) | 87.2 (85.1–89.1) | 51.7 (46.4–56.9) | 61.3 (56.8–65.5) | 70.1 (62.6–76.6) | 74.1 (69.5–78.2) | 39.3 (31.9–47.3) | 43.0 (36.9–49.3) |
Working status | ||||||||
 Currently working | 69.3 (67.0–71.4) | 66.9 (61.9–71.6) | 41.5 (36.9–46.3) | 53.7 (43.4–63.7) | 60.4 (53.2–67.3) | 71.6 (57.2–82.7) | 46.7 (38.6–54.9) | 50.3 (32.6–67.9) |
 Not working | 79.6 (75.6–83.1) | 76.9 (74.9–78.8) | 48.6 (41.3–56.0) | 55.3 (51.7–58.8) | 75.8 (65.5–83.9) | 66.5 (62.0–70.7) | 40.1 (28.1–53.3) | 43.2 (38.4–48.1) |
Marital status | ||||||||
 Currently married | 70.5 (68.4–72.5) | 75.6 (73.3–77.7) | 43.1 (39.2–47.1) | 56.5 (52.5–60.5) | 63.9 (57.6–69.8) | 65.8 (61.1–70.3) | 43.7 (36.8–50.9) | 48.2 (42.7–53.7) |
 Others | 79.3 (69.9–86.4) | 76.4 (73.4–79.1) | 48.1 (N/A) | 52.9 (47.5–58.2) | 77.8 (N/A) | 68.8 (62.5–74.5) | 62.3 (N/A) | 35.8 (28.7–43.6) |
Nutritional status (BMI) | ||||||||
 Normal (18.5–24.9) | 72.4 (70.0–74.7) | 76.8 (74.4–79.0) | 42.7 (37.8–47.7) | 52.9 (48.5–57.2) | 64.1 (56.3–71.2) | 65.2 (59.5–70.4) | 37.6 (29.7–46.2) | 51.1 (44.6–57.7) |
 Thin (<18.5) | 61.6 (57.8–65.2) | 65.5 (62.2–68.8) | 32.9 (N/A) | 45.2 (37.8–52.9) | 56.5 (N/A) | 53.5 (43.1–63.7) | 51.5 (N/A) | 27.6 (17.2–41.2) |
 Overweight/obese (≥25.0) | 89.5 (85.5–92.5) | 91.0 (88.5–93.1) | 59.1 (49.3–68.1) | 67.7 (61.8–73.1) | 72.2 (60.5–81.6) | 77.1 (71.6–81.8) | 55.1 (41.5–68.0) | 43.0 (N/A) |
Region of residence | ||||||||
 Dhaka (central) | 75.1 (70.9–78.8) | 81.0 (76.9–84.4) | 43.1 (35.3–51.4) | 55.2 (47.7–62.5) | 67.0 (52.7–78.7) | 66.8 (58.0–74.6) | 44.0 (30.2–58.8) | 42.5 (32.2–53.4) |
 Chittagong (south-east) | 66.4 (60.2–72.1) | 72.4 (66.8–77.3) | 57.0 (45.6–67.6) | 66.2 (57.8–73.7) | 62.6 (48.4–74.9) | 64.3 (53.2–74.0) | 51.3 (36.5–65.9) | 57.9 (48.4–67.0) |
 Sylhet (east) | 67.3 (60.4–73.5) | 69.3 (63.2–74.8) | 60.4 (46.4–72.9) | 65.0 (53.6–74.9) | 71.6 (53.4–84.7) | 79.1 (65.4–88.3) | 32.9 (22.0–45.9) | 48.3 (37.3–59.6) |
 Barisal (south) | 66.6 (60.2–72.4) | 70.7 (65.2–75.6) | 52.1 (38.6–65.2) | 55.6 (46.5–64.3) | 66.8 (51.3–79.4) | 74.2 (63.1–82.8) | 61.5 (43.0–77.2) | 28.5 (21.1–37.3) |
 Khulna (west) | 80.7 (76.2–84.5) | 86.9 (83.3–89.8) | 34.5 (26.9–43.0) | 51.8 (44.5–59.0) | 59.0 (43.4–73.0) | 58.7 (48.9–67.8) | 36.8 (21.4–55.6) | 34.5 (25.0–45.4) |
 Rajshahi (mid-west) | 63.5 (58.2–68.6) | 68.8 (62.9–74.1) | 45.0 (34.3–56.2) | 59.6 (51.9–66.8) | 63.3 (47.0–77.1) | 74.1 (64.0–82.2) | 45.9 (27.3–65.7) | 48.5 (37.0–60.2) |
 Rangpur (north-west) | 66.3 (61.0–71.2) | 68.7 (63.4–73.6) | 30.7 (23.1–39.6) | 36.3 (28.5–45.0) | 62.2 (45.8–76.3) | 60.0 (46.8–71.9) | 37.2 (19.7–58.8) | 26.8 (15.3–42.5) |