Elevated blood pressure and headache disorders in China – associations, under-treatment and implications for public health

Table 1 Demographic, anthropometric and blood pressure data of the sample (N = 4,987)

Variable	Category	Number	Percent
Gender	Male	2,532	50.8
Gender	Female	2,455	49.2
Age (years)	18–39	1,897	38.0
Age (years)	40–65	3,090	62.0
Habitation	Urban	1,574	31.6
Habitation	Rural	3,413	68.4
Educational level	Secondary school or less	3,503	70.2
Educational level	Highschool or above	1,484	29.8
Marital status	Single, widowed,divorced	681	13.7
Marital status	Married	4,306	86.3
Body weight	Normal or below	3,759	75.4
Body weight	Overweight	1,228	24.6
Occupation	Unemployed	425	8.5
Occupation	Working (employee or other)	4,562	91.5
Blood pressure	Normal	3,885	77.9
Blood pressure	Elevated	1,102	22.1

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