Table 1

Mean values of blood pressure and percentage of hypertension according to different variables

	No. obs.	Systolic BP		Diastolic BP		Hypertension (%)
	No. obs.	Mean (mm Hg)	SD	Mean (mm Hg)	SD	Hypertension (%)
Sex
Men	50193	130	18	84	11	43
Women	80358	131	19	85	11	45
Age group
34–39	34477	124	14	82	10	30
40–49	38350	128	16	84	11	40
50–59	26311	134	19	86	11	51
60–69	18994	138	22	87	12	59
70+	12419	143	24	86	13	65
Household assets
Deprived	58598	129	19	84	11	41
Moderate	66416	132	19	85	11	47
Privileged	5536	133	18	86	11	51
Body mass index*
14.0–15.9	5675	127	20	81	12	35
16.0–18.4	21231	127	19	82	11	36
18.5–22.9	53641	130	19	84	11	42
23.0–24.9	19904	133	18	86	11	49
25.0–27.4	15856	134	18	87	11	53
27.5–37.9	11029	136	18	89	11	59

BP, blood pressure.
↵* Missing information on BMI for 3215 subjects.