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Table 3 Prevalence ratios (PR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95CI) of self-reported, objectively measured and MIME-corrected hypertension by sex, age group and educational level in INS2014 and INSEF

From: Combining self-reported and objectively measured survey data to improve hypertension prevalence estimates: Portuguese experience

 

INSEF,

self-reported PR[95CI]

INS2014,

self-reported PR[95CI]

INSEF,

objectively measured PR[95CI]

INS2014,

MIME-corrected PR[95CI]

Sex

 Female

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 Male

1.0 [0.8, 1.1]

0.8 [0.7, 0.9]

1.2 [1.1, 1.4]

1.1 [1.0, 1.3]

Age group

 25–44 years

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 45–54 years

3.3 [2.4, 4.6]

3.2 [2.7, 3.9]

3.0 [2.4, 3.7]

2.9 [2.3, 3.6]

 55–64 years

7.9 [5.7, 10.9]

5.7 [4.8, 6.7]

4.8 [3.8, 6.1]

4.0 [3.3, 5.0]

 65–74 years

9.8 [6.9, 14.0]

7.7 [6.6, 9.1]

5.9 [4.9, 7.2]

5.2 [4.3, 6.4]

Educational level

 ISCED 2011 levels 0–1

4.0 [3.0, 5.3]

3.8 [3.2, 4.6]

3.6 [3.0, 4.3]

3.5 [2.8, 4.3]

 ISCED 2011 level 2

1.8 [1.3, 2.4]

1.8 [1.4, 2.2]

1.9 [1.5, 2.5]

1.9 [1.5, 2.5]

 ISCED 2011 levels 3–4

1.4 [1.0, 2.0]

1.3 [1.0, 1.6]

1.6 [1.3, 1.9]

1.4 [1.1, 1.8]

 ISCED 2011 levels 5–8

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  1. INSEF – Portuguese Health Examination Survey, INS2014 – National Health Interview Survey 2014, MIME – Misclassification error correction