Table 2 Prevalence of hypertension stratified by age and gender of the pastoralists in Monduli District, Tanzania, 2020 (n = 510)
Age (years) | Male | Female | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | |
18–29 | 13 | 13.5 (7.9–22) | 12 | 12.7 (7.3–21.2) | 25 | 13.1 (9.0–18.8) |
30–39 | 12 | 25.5 (14.9–40) | 8 | 17.7 (9.0–31.9) | 20 | 21.7 (14.4–31.4) |
40–59 | 30 | 42.2 (31.2–54.1) | 18 | 26.8 (17.5–38.8) | 48 | 34.7 (27.2–43.1) |
≥ 60 | 11 | 42.3 (31.2–54.1) | 27 | 42.8 (31.1–55.4) | 38 | 42.6 (32.7–53.2) |
Total | 66 | 27.5 (22.2–33.5) | 65 | 24.1 (19.4–29.6) | 131 | 25.7 (22.1–29.7) |