From: Profile of people with hypertension in Nairobi’s slums: a descriptive study
All (N = 440) | Women (N = 256) | Men (N = 184) | |||||||
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N | % | 95 % CI | N | % | 95 % CI | N | % | 95 % CI | |
BMI P < 0.01 | |||||||||
Underweight (<18.5) | 26 | 6.0 | 4.1–8.7 | 13 | 5.2 | 3.0–8.8 | 12 | 7.2 | 4.2–12.0 |
Normal weight (18.5–24.9) | 184 | 42.8 | 38.2–47.5 | 79 | 31.7 | 26.2–37.8 | 105 | 58 | 50.7–65.0 |
Overweight (25–29.9) | 130 | 30.2 | 26.1–34.8 | 88 | 35.3 | 29.6–41.5 | 42 | 23.2 | 17.6–29.9 |
Obese (≥30) | 90 | 20.9 | 17.3–25.1 | 69 | 27.7 | 22.5–33.6 | 21 | 11.6 | 7.7–17.2 |
Waist circumference P < 0.01 | |||||||||
Normal | 293 | 67.8 | 63.3–72.1 | 200 | 79.7 | 74.2–84.2 | 93 | 51.4 | 44.1–58.6 |
Abdominal obesity | 139 | 32.2 | 27.9–36.7 | 51 | 20.3 | 15.8–25.8 | 88 | 48.6 | 41.4–55.9 |
Diabetes mellitus | 41 | 10.0 | 7.5–13.4 | 26 | 11.0 | 7.6–15.6 | 15 | 8.8 | 5.3–14.1 |
Blood pressure | |||||||||
Mean SBP | 149.2 | 147.1–151.3 | 147.3 | 144.4–150.1 | 151.9 | 148.7–155.1 | |||
Mean DBP | 95.2 | 94.0–96.4 | 95.5 | 94.0–97.0 | 94.8 | 92.9–96.7 | |||
Mean arterial pressure | 145.0 | 143.2–146.7 | 144.6 | 142.4–146.9 | 145.4 | 142.7–148.2 | |||
Stage two hypertension | 177 | 40.2 | 35.7–44.9 | 100 | 39.1 | 33.3–45.2 | 77 | 41.8 | 34.9–49.1 |