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Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 1: main report
Findings and trends of the Scottish Health Survey 2015, providing information on the health of people living in Scotland.
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Table 9.4 Blood pressure level, 1998 to 2014/2015 combined
| Aged 16 and over and with a valid blood pressure reading and data on medication | 1998 to 2014/2015 combined | ||||||
| Blood pressure level | 1998 | 2003 | 2008/2009 combined | 2010/2011 combined | 2012/2013 combined a | 2014/2015 combined a | |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | ||
| Men | |||||||
| Normotensive | |||||||
| 16-74 (nurse / nurse equivalent) | 78 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 74 | 73 | |
| 16+ (nurse / nurse equivalent) | n/a | 67 | 65 | 67 | 72 | 70 | |
| 16-74 (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 73 | 72 | |
| 16+ (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 71 | 69 | |
| Hypertensive controlled | |||||||
| 16-74 (nurse / nurse equivalent) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | |
| 16+ (nurse / nurse equivalent) | n/a | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | |
| 16-74 (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4 | 7 | |
| 16+ (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5 | 8 | |
| Hypertensive uncontrolled | |||||||
| 16-74 (nurse / nurse equivalent) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| 16+ (nurse / nurse equivalent) | n/a | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| 16-74 (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5 | 5 | |
| 16+ (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6 | 6 | |
| Hypertensive untreated | |||||||
| 16-74 (nurse / nurse equivalent) | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | |
| 16+ (nurse / nurse equivalent) | n/a | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | |
| 16-74 (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 18 | 16 | |
| 16+ (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 19 | 16 | |
| Total with hypertension | |||||||
| 16-74 (nurse / nurse equivalent) | 22 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 27 | |
| 16+ (nurse / nurse equivalent) | n/a | 33 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 30 | |
| 16-74 (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 27 | 28 | |
| 16+ (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 29 | 31 | |
| Women | |||||||
| Normotensive | |||||||
| 16-74 (nurse / nurse equivalent) | 79 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 79 | |
| 16+ (nurse / nurse equivalent) | n/a | 67 | 69 | 68 | 71 | 74 | |
| 16-74 (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 76 | 79 | |
| 16+ (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 71 | 73 | |
| Hypertensive controlled | |||||||
| 16-74 (nurse / nurse equivalent) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| 16+ (nurse / nurse equivalent) | n/a | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |
| 16-74 (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6 | 6 | |
| 16+ (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7 | 7 | |
| Hypertensive uncontrolled | |||||||
| 16-74 (nurse / nurse equivalent) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |
| 16+ (nurse / nurse equivalent) | n/a | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
| 16-74 (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7 | 4 | |
| 16+ (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8 | 6 | |
| Hypertensive untreated | |||||||
| 16-74 (nurse / nurse equivalent) | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | |
| 16+ (nurse / nurse equivalent) | n/a | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | |
| 16-74 (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 12 | 11 | |
| 16+ (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 14 | 13 | |
| Total with hypertension | |||||||
| 16-74 (nurse / nurse equivalent) | 21 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 21 | |
| 16+ (nurse / nurse equivalent) | n/a | 33 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 26 | |
| 16-74 (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 24 | 21 | |
| 16+ (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 29 | 27 | |
| All adults | |||||||
| Normotensive | |||||||
| 16-74 (nurse / nurse equivalent) | 78 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 76 | |
| 16+ (nurse / nurse equivalent) | n/a | 67 | 67 | 67 | 72 | 72 | |
| 16-74 (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 74 | 75 | |
| 16+ (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 71 | 71 | |
| Hypertensive controlled | |||||||
| 16-74 (nurse / nurse equivalent) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
| 16+ (nurse / nurse equivalent) | n/a | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | |
| 16-74 (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5 | 6 | |
| 16+ (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6 | 8 | |
| Hypertensive uncontrolled | |||||||
| 16-74 (nurse / nurse equivalent) | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| 16+ (nurse / nurse equivalent) | n/a | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
| 16-74 (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6 | 5 | |
| 16+ (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7 | 6 | |
| Hypertensive untreated | |||||||
| 16-74 (nurse / nurse equivalent) | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | |
| 16+ (nurse / nurse equivalent) | n/a | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | |
| 16-74 (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 15 | 14 | |
| 16+ (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 16 | 15 | |
| Total with hypertension | |||||||
| 16-74 (nurse / nurse equivalent) | 22 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | |
| 16+ (nurse / nurse equivalent) | n/a | 33 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 28 | |
| 16-74 (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 26 | 25 | |
| 16+ (interviewer) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 29 | 29 | |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||||
| Men, 16-74 | 3356 | 1883 | 831 | 751 | 807 | 817 | |
| Men, 16+ | n/a | 2032 | 899 | 815 | 879 | 888 | |
| Women, 16-74 | 3329 | 2101 | 889 | 785 | 851 | 863 | |
| Women, 16+ | n/a | 2383 | 998 | 879 | 949 | 959 | |
| All adults, 16-74 | 3343 | 3985 | 1720 | 1536 | 1658 | 1680 | |
| All adults, 16+ | n/a | 4415 | 1897 | 1694 | 1828 | 1847 | |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||||
| Men, 16-74 | 3018 | 1726 | 748 | 653 | 744 | 715 | |
| Men, 16+ | n/a | 1933 | 839 | 736 | 828 | 802 | |
| Women, 16-74 | 3709 | 2256 | 970 | 869 | 927 | 953 | |
| Women, 16+ | n/a | 2538 | 1084 | 978 | 1037 | 1062 | |
| All adults, 16-74 | 3364 | 3982 | 1718 | 1522 | 1671 | 1668 | |
| All adults, 16+ | n/a | 4471 | 1923 | 1714 | 1865 | 1864 | |
a Measurements were taken by an interviewer from 2012 onwards, and converted to an equivalent of the nurse measure
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