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Table 4 Socioeconomic inequalities in undiagnosed hypertension in Bangladesh

From: Inequalities in the prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension among Bangladeshi adults: evidence from a nationwide survey

Characteristics

Poorest (Q1)

(%)

Richest (Q5)

(%)

Q1-Q5

Q1:Q5

Concentration

index (C)

Standard error (SE)

Total

69.7

50.8

18.9

1.37

− 0.07

0.01

Individual characteristics

 Age in years

  35–49

78.9

56.6

22.3

1.39

−0.07

0.02

  50–64

66.7

44.6

22.1

1.49

−0.10

0.02

   > =65

64.7

48.3

16.4

1.34

−0.06

0.02

Sex

 Male

83.6

57.0

26.7

1.47

−0.08

0.02

 Female

62.6

46.3

16.3

1.35

−0.07

0.02

Education

 No education

68.6

54.2

14.4

1.27

−0.05

0.02

 Primary

75.7

46.6

29.0

1.62

−0.08

0.02

 Secondary

77.3

52.5

24.8

1.47

−0.06

0.03

 Higher

0.0

48.2

−48.2

0.00

−0.03

0.04

Marital status

 Currently married

72.4

52.4

20.0

1.38

−0.07

0.01

 Divorced/separated/others

64.0

44.6

19.4

1.44

−0.07

0.02

Body weight

 Normal

76.6

57.1

19.5

1.34

−0.06

0.01

 Underweight

66.7

60.9

5.8

1.10

−0.03

0.02

 Overweight/obese

36.6

39.6

−3.1

0.92

−0.07

0.03

Household characteristics

 HH having child

  No child

69.6

49.5

20.2

1.41

−0.08

0.01

  Has child

69.9

53.1

16.8

1.32

−0.05

0.02

Community characteristics

 Division

  Barisal

67.8

38.1

29.7

1.78

−0.09

0.04

  Chittagong

59.3

39.4

19.9

1.51

−0.12

0.04

  Dhaka

63.4

55.7

7.7

1.14

−0.04

0.03

  Khulna

70.1

52.1

18.0

1.35

−0.07

0.02

  Rajshahi

83.7

48.1

35.6

1.74

−0.04

0.03

  Rangpur

77.3

58.4

18.9

1.32

−0.07

0.02

  Sylhet

65.4

34.9

30.6

1.88

−0.17

0.05

Place of residence

 Urban

74.7

52.6

22.1

1.42

−0.04

0.02

 Rural

69.3

47.6

21.8

1.46

−0.08

0.01