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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the enrolled Thai adults with hypertension

From: Prevalence and associated factors of uncontrolled hypertension among hypertensive patients: a nation-wide survey in Thailand

Variables

n (%)

Gender

 Female

40,834 (62.2)

 Male

24,833 (37.8)

Age (years) (mean ± SD)

63.9 ± 11.7

 20–29

98 (0.1)

 30–39

1077 (1.6)

 40–49

6383 (9.7)

 50–59

16,276 (24.8)

 60–69

19,966 (30.4)

 70–79

15,511 (23.6)

 80–89

5832 (8.9)

 ≥ 90

456 (0.7)

Region, n (%)

 Northeast

14,864 (22.6)

 Northern

18,032 (27.5)

 Central

23,104 (35.2)

 Southern

9667 (14.7)

Hospital level

 First level

45,541 (69.4)

 Middle level

15,030 (22.9)

 Standard/Advance level

5096 (7.8)

Healthcare coverage

 Universal coverage scheme

48,747 (74.2)

 Government officer

13,181 (20.1)

 Social security scheme

2931 (4.5)

 Others

808 (1.2)

Occupations

 Unemployed/retired

22,438 (34.2)

 Agriculturist

3346 (5.1)

 Private business

22,649 (34.5)

 Officer

3820 (5.8)

 Others

13,414 (20.4)

Comorbidity

 Dyslipidemia

41,171 (62.7)

 Diabetes mellitus

8628 (13.1)

 Gout

5083 (7.7)

Smoking

 Never

50,733 (82.6)

 Ex-smoker

7624 (12.4)

 Current smoker

3035 (4.9)

Duration of hypertension (years) (mean ± SD)

6.5 ± 4.1

Blood pressure (mmHg)

 SBP (mean ± SD)

132.6 ± 15.2

 DBP (mean ± SD)

75.9 ± 10.6

Waist circumference (cm)

86.3 ± 10.8

BMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SD)

24.9 ± 4.7

 < 25

34,137 (54.1)

 25–29.99

20,797 (33)

 30–34.99

6386 (10.1)

 ≥ 35

1751 (2.8)

Biochemical measurements (mean ± SD)

 Serum uric acid (mg/dL)

6.1 ± 1.8

 TC (mg/dL)

193.7 ± 44.7

 TG (mg/dL)

150.9 ± 89.2

 HDL (mg/dL)

50.7 ± 15.6

 LDL (mg/dL)

115.1 ± 36.8

Estimated GFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

71 ± 23.6

 ≥ 90

13,678 (23.7)

 60–89

25,263 (43.8)

 30–59

16,418 (28.4)

 15–29

1649 (2.9)

 < 15

731 (1.3)

Number of antihypertensive medications

 0

1110 (1.7)

 1

26,153 (39.8)

 2

27,175 (41.4)

 ≥ 3

11,229 (17.1)

  1. SD standard deviation, mmHg millimeter of mercury, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, cm centimeter, FPG fasting plasma glucose, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, BMI body mass index, eGFR estimated glomerulus filtration rate