THE EGYPTIAN NATIONAL HYPERTENSION
PROJECT
(1991-1994)
INTRODUCTION
The Egyptian NHP is the first national hypertension
survey in an Arab country. It provides a large data base
not only concerning the prevalence of hypertension and hypertensive
complications among Egyptians, but
also about hypertensive and cardiovascular risk factors.
As such, the Egyptian NHP can serve as a model for similar
surveys in the developing world.
NHP was planned and executed by Egyptian scientists in collaboration
with experts from the USA. The Egyptian NHP has a number of unique features
besides being the first national hypertension survey in a developing
country. Measuring skin color reflectance and studying its relationship
to blood pressure in a large population was a special feature of NHP.
The project was one of the first surveys to conduct a large scale echocardiographic
field study in a developing country. The four blood pressure measurements,
the sample design and the rigorous quality control procedures, make
one feel confident in the validity of the information collected.
The data presented are the actual unweighted figures without any adjustment.
We hope that it will serve as a reference to all those who wish to discover
facts about hypertension in Egypt.
Principal Investigator
M. Mohsen Ibrahim, MD
1: Awareness
Status in All Hypertensives by Gender
|
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
| |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
| Aware |
287 |
33.0 |
615 |
51.6 |
902 |
43.8 |
| Not aware |
583 |
67.0 |
576 |
48.4 |
1159 |
56.2 |
| Total |
870 |
100.0 |
1191 |
100.0 |
2061 |
100.0 |
2: Awareness
Status by Age Group
| Age
Groups |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
(Years) |
Total |
n |
% |
Total |
n |
% |
Total |
n |
% |
|
25
- 34 |
76 |
15 |
19.7 |
47 |
14 |
29.8 |
123 |
29 |
23.6 |
|
35
- 44 |
129 |
30 |
23.3 |
188 |
97 |
51.6 |
317 |
127 |
40.1 |
|
45
- 54 |
210 |
78 |
37.1 |
331 |
182 |
55.0 |
541 |
260 |
48.1 |
|
55
- 64 |
224 |
86 |
38.4 |
357 |
191 |
53.5 |
581 |
277 |
47.7 |
|
65
-74 |
172 |
64 |
37.2 |
204 |
106 |
52.0 |
376 |
170 |
45.2 |
|
³75 |
59 |
14 |
23.7 |
64 |
25 |
39.1 |
123 |
39 |
31.7 |
|
Total |
870 |
287 |
33.0 |
1191 |
615 |
51.6 |
2061 |
902 |
43.8 |
|
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3: Awareness
by Socioeconomic Status
| |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| SEC group |
Total |
n |
% |
Total |
n |
% |
Total |
n |
% |
| Low |
295 |
57 |
19.3 |
477 |
171 |
35.8 |
772 |
228 |
29.5 |
| Middle |
457 |
167 |
36.5 |
573 |
348 |
60.7 |
1030 |
515 |
50.0 |
| High |
118 |
63 |
53.4 |
141 |
96 |
60.1 |
259 |
159 |
61.4 |
| Total |
870 |
287 |
33.0 |
1191 |
615 |
51.6 |
2061 |
902 |
43.8 |
4: Level
of Education
|
Education
Level |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| Total |
n |
% |
Total |
n |
% |
Total |
n |
% |
| Illiterate |
218 |
46 |
21.1 |
731 |
316 |
43.2 |
949 |
363 |
38.1 |
| Low |
292 |
83 |
28.4 |
245 |
162 |
66.1 |
535 |
245 |
45.6 |
| Mid |
161 |
60 |
37.3 |
167 |
106 |
63.5 |
328 |
166 |
50.6 |
| High |
199 |
98 |
49.2 |
48 |
31 |
64.6 |
247 |
129 |
52.2 |
| Total |
870 |
287 |
33.0 |
1191 |
615 |
51.6 |
2061 |
902 |
43.8 |
5: Employment
Status
|
Employment |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| Total |
n |
% |
Total |
n |
% |
Total |
n |
% |
| Employed |
607 |
190 |
31.3 |
165 |
91 |
55.2 |
772 |
281 |
36.4 |
| Not employed |
263 |
97 |
36.9 |
77 |
54 |
70.1 |
340 |
151 |
44.4 |
| Housewives |
- |
- |
- |
949 |
470 |
49.5 |
949 |
470 |
49.5 |
| Total |
870 |
287 |
33.0 |
1191 |
615 |
51.6 |
2061 |
902 |
43.8 |
6: Type
of Work among Employed Hypertensives
|
Type
of Work |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| Total |
n |
% |
Total |
n |
% |
Total |
n |
% |
| Manual |
237 |
43 |
18.1 |
37 |
15 |
40.5 |
274 |
58 |
21.2 |
| Office
|
195 |
85 |
43.6 |
87 |
49 |
56.3 |
282 |
134 |
47.5 |
| Professional |
163 |
60 |
36.8 |
41 |
27 |
65.8 |
204 |
87 |
42.6 |
| Other |
12 |
2 |
16.7 |
0 |
0 |
00.0 |
12 |
2 |
16.7 |
| Total |
607 |
190 |
31.3 |
165 |
91 |
55.2 |
772 |
281 |
36.4 |
