Table 3 Distribution of antihypertensive prescription rates according to the variables

3,033 (10.9)

24,861 (89.1)

27,894 (100)

Gender

Male

1,994 (10.5)

16,933 (89.5)

18,927 (67.9)

0.009

Female

1,039 (11.6)

7,928 (88.4)

8,967 (32.1)

Age group

30–39 years

415 (14.5)

2,440 (85.5)

2,855 (10.2)

<0.001

40–49 years

781 (9.5)

7,406 (90.5)

8,187 (29.4)

50–59 years

1,000 (10.1)

8,877 (89.9)

9,877 (35.4)

60–69 years

594 (11.8)

4,461 (88.2)

5,055 (18.1)

≥70 year

243 (12.7)

1,677 (87.3)

1,920 (6.9)

Family history of hypertension

Not present

1,615 (11.2)

12,784 (88.8)

14,399 (78.0)

0.057

Present

412 (10.2)

3,647 (89.8)

4,059 (22.0)

Smoking status

Nonsmoker

1,568 (11.6)

11,984 (88.4)

13,516 (48.5)

<0.001

Ex-smoker

699 (11.0)

5,636 (89.0)

6,335 (22.7)

Smoker

765 (9.5)

7,267 (90.5)

8,032 (28.8)

Drinking frequency (per week)

Nondrinking

1,314 (11.7)

9,935 (88.3)

11,249 (41.5)

<0.001

1–2 times

1,084 (11.1)

8,691 (88.9)

9,775 (36.1)

More than 3 times

569 (9.4)

5,505 (90.6)

6,074 (22.4)

Insurance type

Regional

757 (10.6)

6,402 (89.4)

7,159 (25.7)

0.435

Employment-based

2,259 (11.0)

18,287 (89.0)

20,546 (73.6)

Medical aid

17 (9.0)

172 (91.0)

189 (0.7)

BMI level

Normal

789 (12.0)

5,796 (88.0)

6,585 (23.6)

<0.001

Overweight

811 (11.5)

6,250 (88.5)

7,061 (25.3)

Obese

1,228 (10.3)

10,608 (89.7)

11,902 (42.7)

Extremely obese

205 (8.7)

2,090 (91.3)

2,354 (8.4)

Hypertension level

Hypertension stage 1

1,620 (13.9)

10,043 (86.1)

11,663 (41.8)

<0.001

Hypertension stage 2

1,413 (8.7)

14,817 (91.3)

16,230 (58.2)

Blood glucose level

Normal

2,820 (11.0)

22,749 (89.0)

25,569 (91.7)

0.007

Mild

97 (10.2)

852 (89.8)

949 (3.3)

Moderate

90 (9.3)

874 (90.7)

964 (3.5)

Severe

26 (6.3)

386 (93.7)

412 (1.5)

Blood LDL level

Normal

1,603 (10.0)

14,397 (90.0)

16,000 (58.4)

<0.001

Mild

820 (11.4)

6,394 (88.6)

7,214 (26.3)

Severe

580 (13.8)

3,607 (86.2)

4,187 (15.3)