Cumulative Incidence of Hypertension by Sex and Age-Group Among Rural Chinese
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Case n | Incidence % | Case n | Incidence % |
| a The difference is statistically significant (P <.05). | ||||
| Age-group, years | ||||
| 35–44 | 1,215 | 22.0 | 884 | 15.8 |
| 45–54 | 1,202 | 32.2 | 913 | 25.0 |
| 55–64 | 769 | 37.6 | 625 | 33.3 |
| >65 | 453 | 45.2 | 397 | 42.6 |
| P value | <.05 | <.05 | ||
| Race | ||||
| Mongolian | 852 | 38.5 | 717 | 30.7 |
| Han | 2,751 | 27.7 | 2,052 | 21.5 |
| P value | <.05 | <.05 | ||
| Baseline blood pressure status | ||||
| Prehypertension | 2,917 | 30.8 | 2,029 | 26.2 |
| Normal | 722 | 25.6 | 790 | 18.3 |
| P value | <.05 | <.05 | ||
| Total | 3,639 | 29.6a | 2,819 | 23.4 |