Hypertension Module
Risk Factor 1: At risk for hypertension: Persons reporting ever having been told they had hypertension
| Adults Who Were Ever Told They Have High Blood Pressure In North Dakota, 2001 |
| Population subgroups |
# of respondents |
# of respondents who were ever told they have high blood pressure |
Percentage of respondents who were ever told they have high blood pressure in each subgroup |
95 % confidence interval |
| Total |
2510 |
629 |
24.0 |
22.3-25.8 |
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| Age Group (years) |
| 18 - 24 |
285 |
14 |
4.4 |
1.7-7.0 |
| 25 - 34 |
406 |
36 |
9.3 |
6.3-12.3 |
| 35 - 44 |
543 |
71 |
13.9 |
10.7-17.2 |
| 45 - 54 |
498 |
128 |
25.2 |
21.1-29.3 |
| 55 - 64 |
283 |
117 |
39.3 |
33.2-45.3 |
| 65+ |
468 |
253 |
52.0 |
47.1-56.9 |
| |
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| Sex |
| Men |
1066 |
254 |
23.4 |
20.7-26.1 |
| Women |
1444 |
375 |
24.7 |
22.3-27.0 |
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|
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|
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| Education |
| Less than H.S. |
209 |
94 |
40.2 |
33.1-47.3 |
| H.S. Grad. |
765 |
225 |
28.0 |
24.6-31.5 |
| Some College |
796 |
142 |
18.7 |
17.7-23.7 |
| College Grad. |
735 |
76 |
10.1 |
15.7-21.7 |
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|
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|
|
| Household Income |
| $0 - 14,999 |
271 |
93 |
32.3 |
25.7-38.7 |
| $15,000 - 24,999 |
506 |
145 |
26.8 |
22.6-30.9 |
| $25,000 - 49,999 |
891 |
195 |
21.6 |
18.7-24.5 |
| $50,000 - 74,999 |
371 |
68 |
17.6 |
13.6-21.7 |
| $75,000+ |
260 |
48 |
18.9 |
13.7-24.0 |
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|
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|
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| Marital Status |
| Married |
1436 |
343 |
24.6 |
22.3-27.0 |
| Divorced |
295 |
85 |
31.3 |
25.6-36.2 |
| Widowed |
244 |
133 |
52.3 |
45.5-59.2 |
| Separated |
35 |
4 |
9.1 |
0-18.5 |
| Never Married |
439 |
57 |
10.2 |
7.2-13.1 |
| Member of Unmarried Couple |
56 |
6 |
11.7 |
1.9-21.5 |
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| Employment |
| Employed |
1718 |
320 |
18.4 |
16.4-20.4 |
| Not Employed |
51 |
8 |
13.8 |
3.4-24.2 |
| Student/Homeworker |
281 |
53 |
17.8 |
13.0-22.5 |
| Retired/Unable to Work |
455 |
245 |
51.0 |
46.0-56.0 |
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|
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|
|
| Health Plan |
| Health Coverage |
2226 |
571 |
24.9 |
22.9-26.8 |
| Don't Have Coverage |
275 |
58 |
18.8 |
13.7-23.8 |
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|
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|
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| Disability: Physical, Mental, or Emotional Limitation |
| Yes |
386 |
175 |
45.9 |
40.5-51.3 |
| No |
2115 |
451 |
20.2 |
18.4-22.0 |
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|
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| Current Smoking |
| Yes |
576 |
107 |
16.9 |
13.6-20.1 |
| No |
1930 |
522 |
26.1 |
24.0-28.2 |
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|
|
|
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| High Cholesterol |
| Yes |
579 |
265 |
44.3 |
39.9-48.6 |
| No |
1332 |
305 |
22.5 |
20.1-24.9 |
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| Physical Activity (PA)* |
| Meet PA |
1085 |
234 |
21.2 |
18.6-23.8 |
| Some PA |
996 |
238 |
22.9 |
20.2-25.7 |
| Physically inactive |
264 |
99 |
34.0 |
27.9-40.1 |
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|
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|
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| Overweight or Obese |
| Yes |
1454 |
442 |
29.0 |
26.5-31.5 |
| No |
961 |
155 |
15.2 |
12.8-17.7 |
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| General Health |
| Excellent, very good, good |
2189 |
456 |
19.9 |
18.1-21.7 |
| Fair or poor |
316 |
172 |
52.4 |
46.4-58.4 |
*Persons "Meet PA" if they reported doing moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week; or vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week during the past month. They were "Physically inactive" if they reported no leisure time physical activity in the past month.
| Adults Who Were Ever Told They Have High Blood Pressure In North Dakota, 1996-2002 |
| Population subgroups |
# of respondents |
# of respondents who were ever told they have high blood pressure |
Percentage of respondents who were ever told they have high blood pressure in each subgroup |
95 % confidence interval |
| Total |
14821 |
2145 |
25.0 |
24.0-26.0 |
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| Race |
| White |
14127 |
2051 |
25.0 |
24.0-26.1 |
| Amer. Indian |
438 |
67 |
27.5 |
21.1-33.9 |
| Other |
213 |
23 |
17.8 |
10.3-24.5 |
| Table Type |
Percentage with risk factor |
| Definition: |
Persons reporting ever having been told they had hypertension |
| Denominator: |
All respondents |
| Abbreviations: |
Sub-population = Subset of population analyzed |
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# at risk = Number within subpopulation with the risk factor |
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Percent at risk = Percentage of subpopulation with the risk factor |
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95% CI = Confidence interval |
| Distribution Table: |
Table showing characteristics of all persons with the risk factor |
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