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
POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS
(n.b.: Unweighted data)
1- Response Rate: Households, Individuals, Gender
2- Poor Housing Conditions
3- Age Distribution
4- Marital Status
5- Level of Education
6- Socioeconomic Status
7- Employment Rate and Type of Work
1. Response Rate: Households, Individuals, Gender
| Total |
Target |
Examined |
Response Rate (%) |
| Household |
3600 |
3349 |
93.0 |
Individual
Male
Female
Total |
3874
4041
7915 |
2930
3803
6733 |
75.6
94.1
85.1 |
2. Poor Housing Conditions
| |
n |
% |
| Mudbrick
No running water
No electricity |
703
929
80 |
21.0
27.7
2.4 |
Age Distribution
| Age
group
(Years) |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
| 25-34 |
684 |
23.34 |
1008 |
26.51 |
1692 |
25.1 |
| 35-44 |
706 |
24.10 |
1058 |
27.82 |
1764 |
26.2 |
| 45-54 |
626 |
21.37 |
769 |
20.22 |
1395 |
20.7 |
| 55-64 |
511 |
17.44 |
590 |
15.51 |
1101 |
16.4 |
| 65-74 |
294 |
10.03 |
285 |
7.49 |
579 |
8.6 |
| ³
75 |
109 |
3.72 |
93 |
2.45 |
202 |
3.0 |
| Total |
2930 |
100.0 |
3803 |
100.0 |
6733 |
100.0 |
4. Marital Status
| Marital
Status |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| |
N |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
| Single |
401 |
13.7 |
185 |
4.9 |
586 |
8.7 |
| Married |
2396 |
81.8 |
2748 |
72.3 |
5144 |
76.4 |
| Widow |
73 |
2.5 |
764 |
20.1 |
837 |
12.4 |
| Divorced |
20 |
0.7 |
68 |
1.8 |
88 |
1.3 |
| Spouse
abroad |
1.0 |
0.001 |
38 |
0.9 |
39 |
0.6 |
| One
wife |
39 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
39 |
0.6 |
| Total |
2930 |
100.0 |
3803 |
100.0 |
6733 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5. Level of Education
| Education
Level |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
| Illiterate
|
712 |
24.3 |
2040 |
53.6 |
2752 |
40.9 |
| Low |
883 |
30.1 |
718 |
18.9 |
1601 |
23.8 |
| Mid |
672 |
23.0 |
703 |
18.5 |
1375 |
20.4 |
| High
|
663 |
22.6 |
342 |
9.0 |
1005 |
14.9 |
| Total |
2930 |
100.0 |
3803 |
100.0 |
6733 |
100.0 |
6. Socioeconomic Status
| Status |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
| Low |
1113 |
38.0 |
1562 |
41.1 |
2675 |
39.7 |
| Middle |
1516 |
51.7 |
1849 |
48.6 |
3365 |
50.0 |
| High |
301 |
10.3 |
392 |
10.3 |
693 |
10.3 |
| Total |
2930 |
100.0 |
3803 |
100.0 |
6733 |
100.0 |
7. Employment and Type of Work *
| |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| |
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
| Employed |
2401 |
83.51 |
908 |
24.12 |
3309 |
49.84 |
| Housewives |
- |
- |
2647 |
70.32 |
2647 |
39.87 |
| Not
employed |
474 |
16.49 |
209 |
5.55 |
683 |
10.29 |
| Total |
2875 |
100.0 |
3764 |
100.0 |
6639 |
100.0 |
| Type
of work
* Manual
* Office
* Professional
* Others |
1047
657
657
40 |
43.61
27.36
27.36
1.67 |
162
459
282
5 |
17.84
50.55
31.06
0.55 |
1209
1116
939
45 |
36.5
33.7
28.4
1.4 |
| Total |
2401 |
100.0 |
908 |
100.0 |
3309 |
100.0 |
*Excluding students and retired
