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
WAIST / HIP RATIO
Waist / Hip Ratio by Age Group
|
Age Groups
(years) |
Normotensive
N = 754 |
Hypertensive
N = 1559 |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
25 - 34 |
Mean
SD |
0.86
0.07 |
0.84
0.07 |
0.85
0.07 |
0.89
0.07 |
0.85
0.07 |
0.88
0.07 |
|
35 - 44 |
Mean
SD |
0.90
0.08 |
0.85
0.08 |
0.87
0.09 |
0.94
0.06 |
0.87
0.09 |
0.90
0.08 |
|
45 - 54 |
Mean
SD |
0.92
0.09 |
0.86
0.07 |
0.89
0.08 |
0.94
0.09 |
0.88
0.07 |
0.90
0.08 |
|
55 - 64 |
Mean
SD |
0.92
0.07 |
0.88
0.09 |
0.90
0.08 |
0.94
0.06 |
0.89
0.07 |
0.91
0.07 |
|
65 - 74 |
Mean
SD |
0.93
0.07 |
0.88
0.07 |
0.91
0.07 |
0.94
0.07 |
0.88
0.08 |
0.91
0.08 |
|
³ 75 |
Mean
SD |
0.91
0.07 |
0.83
0.19 |
0.90
0.10 |
0.94
0.08 |
0.89
0.06 |
0.92
0.07 |
|
Total |
Mean
SD |
0.90
0.08 |
0.85
0.08 |
0.87
0.08 |
0.94
0.07 |
0.88
0.08 |
0.91
0.08 |
Waist / Hip Ratio by Socioeconomic Status
Socioeconomic
Status |
Normotensive
N = 754 |
Hypertensive
N = 1559 |
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Low |
Mean
SD |
0.89
0.07 |
0.85
0.08 |
0.87
0.08 |
0.93
0.07 |
0.88
0.07 |
0.90
0.07 |
| Mid |
Mean
SD |
0.91
0.09 |
0.86
0.07 |
0.88
0.09 |
0.94
0.08 |
0.88
0.08 |
0.91
0.08 |
|
High |
Mean
SD |
0.91
0.06 |
0.84
0.10 |
0.87
0.09 |
0.94
0.05 |
0.86
0.07 |
0.90
0.08 |
|
Total |
Mean
SD |
0.90
0.08 |
0.85
0.08 |
0.87
0.08 |
0.94
0.07 |
0.88
0.08 |
0.91
0.08 |
Waist / Hip Ratio by Education Level
| Education
Level |
Normotensive
N = 754 |
Hypertensive
N = 1559 |
|
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
|
Illiterate |
Mean
SD |
0.89
0.07 |
0.86
0.08 |
0.87
0.08 |
0.94
0.08 |
0.89
0.07 |
0.90
0.08 |
|
Low |
Mean
SD |
0.91
0.10 |
0.86
0.07 |
0.89
0.09 |
0.94
0.07 |
0.88
0.09 |
0.91
0.08 |
| Mid |
Mean
SD |
0.91
0.07 |
0.84
0.09 |
0.87
0.09 |
0.94
0.06 |
0.86
0.07 |
0.90
0.08 |
|
High |
Mean
SD |
0.90
0.08 |
0.84
0.07 |
0.88
0.09 |
0.93
0.06 |
0.85
0.06 |
0.91
0.07 |
|
Total |
Mean
SD |
0.90
0.08 |
0.85
0.08 |
0.87
0.08 |
0.94
0.07 |
0.88
0.08 |
0.91
0.08 |
|
