NHP

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.

1- Age and Gender

2- Marital Status

3- Level of Education

4- Socioeconomic Status

5- Employment Rate

In this chapter “n” will represent the number of hypertensives and “%” their percentage from the total. “N” will represent the number of participants.

1. Age and Gender

Age Groups (Years)	Male N = 2930			Female N = 3803			Total N = 6733
	Total	n	%	Total	n	%	Total	n	%
25-34	684	76	11.1	1008	47	4.7	1692	123	7.3
35-44	706	129	18.3	1058	188	17.8	1764	317	18.0
45 – 54	626	210	33.5	769	331	43.0	1395	541	38.8
55 – 64	511	224	43.8	590	357	60.5	1101	581	52.8
65 –74	294	172	58.5	285	204	71.6	579	376	64.9
³ 75	109	59	54.1	93	64	68.8	202	123	60.9
Total	2930	870	29.7	3803	1191	31.3	6733	2061	30.6

2. Marital Status

Marital Status	Male N = 2930			Female N = 3803			Total N = 6733
	Total	n	%	Total	n	%	Total	n	%
Single	401	46	11.5	185	24	13.0	586	70	11.9
Married	2396	765	31.9	2748	690	25.1	5144	1455	28.3
Widow	73	37	50.7	764	455	59.6	837	492	58.8
Divorced	20	6	30.0	68	18	26.5	88	24	27.3
Spouse Abroad	1	0	0.0	38	4	10.5	39	4	10.3
> One wife	39	16	41.0	0	0	0	39	16	41.0
Total	2930	870	29.7	3803	1191	31.3	6733	2061	30.6

3. Level of Education

Education Level	Male N = 2930			Female N = 3803			Total N = 6733
	Total	n	%	Total	n	%	Total	n	%
Illiterate	712	218	30.6	2040	731	35.8	2752	949	34.5
Low	883	292	33.1	718	245	34.1	1601	535	33.5
Mid	672	161	24.0	703	167	23.8	1375	328	23.9
High	663	199	30.0	342	48	14.0	1005	247	24.6
Total	2930	870	29.7	3803	1191	31.3	6733	2061	30.6

4. Socioeconomic Status *

Status	Male				Female			Total
	Total	n	%	Total		n	%	Total	n	%
Low	1113	295	26.5	1562		477	30.5	2675	772	28.9
Middle	1516	457	30.1	1849		573	31.0	3365	1030	30.6
High	301	118	39.2	392		141	36.0	693	259	37.4
Total	2930	870	29.7	3803		1191	31.3	6733	2061	30.6

* 94 patients missing.

5. Employment Rate

	Male			Female			Total
	Total	n	%	Total	n	%	Total	n	%
Employed	2401	607	25.3	908	165	18.2	3309	772	23.3
Not employed	474	263	55.5	209	77	36.8	683	340	49.8
Housewives	-	-	-	2647	949	35.9	2647	949	35.9
Total*	2875	870	30.3	3764	1191	31.3	6639	2061	30.6
Type of work
Manual	1047	237	22.6	162	37	22.8	1209	274	22.7
Office	657	195	29.7	459	87	19.0	1116	282	25.3
Professional	657	163	24.8	282	41	14.5	939	204	21.7
Other	40	12	30.0	5	0	0.0	45	12	26.7

* 94 patients missing.

Total

Employed