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Table 1 Age-standardized proportions of the outcomes by the area-level deprivation by sex

From: Difference in the prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors depending on area-level deprivation in Japan

Variable

Area-level deprivation

Quintile 1 (Least deprived areas)

Quintile 2

Quintile 3

Quintile 4

Quintile 5 (Most deprived areas)

Men

     

 Proportion of persons whose systolic BP ≥ 140 (mmHg)

18.3

18.9

19.4

20.2

21.4

 Proportion of persons whose diastolic BP ≥ 90 (mmHg)

15.9

16.7

16.7

16.9

17.4

 Proportion of persons whose BMI ≥ 25 (kg/m2)

33.6

34.7

35.1

36.7

37.6

 Proportion of persons whose BMI ≥ 30 (kg/m2)

5.6

5.9

5.9

6.4

6.7

 Proportion of smokers

32.5

33.1

33.8

35.2

36.5

 Proportion of drinkers

69.3

69.8

69.8

70.8

70.7

 Proportion of heavy alcohol drinkers

23.6

24.4

24.3

24.4

26.2

Women

     

 Proportion of persons whose systolic BP ≥ 140 (mmHg)

14.1

14.4

14.6

14.8

15.9

 Proportion of persons whose diastolic BP ≥ 90 (mmHg)

7.2

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.7

 Proportion of persons whose BMI ≥ 25 (kg/m2)

19.2

20.2

20.5

21.7

23.1

 Proportion of persons whose BMI ≥ 30 (kg/m2)

3.8

4.1

4.2

4.5

5.0

 Proportion of smokers

8.7

9.9

9.7

10.4

13.0

 Proportion of drinkers

40.9

42.7

41.6

42.0

41.8

 Proportion of heavy alcohol drinker

24.3

24.7

25.2

25.9

27.8

  1. BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure