Table 3 Prevalence (%) of hypertension (systolic ≥130 mm Hg or diastolic ≥ 80 mm Hg) and means with standard deviations (SD) blood pressure in Assyrians/Syrians and Swedes by ethnicity and explanatory variables and test of differences in distribution by ethnicity (chi2)
Variables | Prevalence of hypertension | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Swedish-born | Assyrian/Syrian-born | P value | |
Totals | 77.0 | 58.0 | 0.001* |
Age | |||
32–59 | 76.0 | 46.4 | 0.004 |
60–69 | 66.0 | 67.0 | 0.939 |
≥70 | 88.0 | 72.4 | 0.103 |
Sex | |||
Women | 80.0 | 56.1 | 0.007 |
Men | 74.0 | 60.0 | 0.065 |
Body mass index | |||
Normal <25 | 75.0 | 50.0 | 0.134 |
Overweight 25.0–29.9 | 74.0 | 51.2 | 0.025 |
Obese ≥ 30 | 80.0 | 63.0 | 0.039 |
Abdominal obesity | |||
Women (>88) | 80.0 | 56.5 | 0.011 |
Men (>102) | 79.0 | 60.5 | 0.079 |
Alcohol consumption | |||
High | 100.0 | 75.0 | 0.236 |
Moderate | 76.0 | 57.4 | 0.014 |
Low | 72.2 | 57.4 | 0.237 |
Medication (yes) | 79.3 | 79.6 | 0.960 |
Elevated total cholesterol | |||
(≥4.5 mmol/L) | 83.1 | 62.0 | 0.003 |
Elevated HbA1c | |||
(>6%) | 80.4 | 67.0 | 0.099 |
Elevated triglycerides | |||
(≥1.7 mmol/L) | 80.3 | 70.4 | 0.192 |
Systolic/diastolic Mean (SD) | 142.4 (19.0) / 82.0 (13.3) | 135.1 (17.0)/78.6 (11.4) | 0.0002/0.025 |
HyperTG waist† | |||
Low WC + low TG | 16.2 (24) | 21.2 (31) | 0.001 |
Low WC + high TG | 11.5 (17) | 6.2 (9) | |
High WC + low TG | 37.2 (55) | 54.1 (79) | |
High WC + high TG | 35.1 (52) | 18.5 (27) | |