| Among Women Age 15-49 Prevalence of Hypertension, Percent Distribution of Blood Pressure Values, Having Normal Blood Pressure and Taking Medication to Lower their Blood Pressure According to Background Characteristics in India (2015-2016) | ||||||||
| Background Characteristic | Prevalence of Hypertension1 | Normal | Prehypertensive | Hypertensive | Percentage with Normal Blood Pressure and Taking Medicine to Lower Blood Pressure | Number of women | ||
| SBP <120 mmHg and DBP <80 mmHg | SBP 120-139 mmHg or DBP 80-89 mmHg | Stage 1: SBP 140-159 mmHg or DBP 90-99 mmHg | Stage 2: SBP 160-179 mmHg or DBP 100-109 mmHg | Stage 3: SBP >180 mmHg or DBP > 110 mmHg | ||||
| Age | ||||||||
| 15-19 | ||||||||
| 20-29 | ||||||||
| 30-39 | ||||||||
| 40-49 | ||||||||
| Residence | ||||||||
| Urban | ||||||||
| Rural | ||||||||
| Schooling | ||||||||
| No Schooling | ||||||||
| <5 Years Complete | ||||||||
| 5-7 Years Complete | ||||||||
| 8-9 Years Complete | ||||||||
| 10-11 Years Complete | ||||||||
| 12 or More Years Complete | ||||||||
| Religion | ||||||||
| Hindu | ||||||||
| Muslim | ||||||||
| Christian | ||||||||
| Sikh | ||||||||
| Buddhist/Neo-Buddhist | ||||||||
| Jain | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Caste/Tribe | ||||||||
| Scheduled Caste | ||||||||
| Scheduled Tribe | ||||||||
| Other Backward Class | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Don`t Know | ||||||||
| Nutritional Status | ||||||||
| Thin (BMI<18.5) | ||||||||
| Normal (BMI 18.5-24.9) | ||||||||
| Overweight (BMI 25.0-29.9) | ||||||||
| Obese (BMI ≥ 30.0) | ||||||||
| Respondent not Measured | ||||||||
| Told by a Doctor or Health Professional that She has Hypertension or High Blood Pressure2 | ||||||||
| Yes | ||||||||
| No | ||||||||
| Wealth Index | ||||||||
| Lowest | ||||||||
| Second | ||||||||
| Middle | ||||||||
| Fourth | ||||||||
| Highest | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||
