Publication - Statistics
Scottish Health Survey 2015 volume one: main report
Published:
20 Sep 2016
Findings and trends of the Scottish Health Survey 2015, providing information on the health of people living in Scotland.
303 page PDF
6.7 MB
303 page PDF
6.7 MB
Supporting files
Scottish Health Survey 2015 volume one: main report
Table 9.5 Comparison of doctor-diagnosed with survey-defined hypertension, 2014/2015 combined, by age and sex
Table 9.5 Comparison of doctor-diagnosed with survey-defined hypertension, 2014/2015 combined, by age and sex
| Aged 16 and over | 2014/2015 combined | ||||||||
| Hypertension | Age | Total | |||||||
| 16-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | |||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | ||
| Men | |||||||||
| Self-reported doctor-diagnosed hypertensiona | 5 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 45 | 50 | 57 | 27 | |
| Survey-defined hypertension | 5 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 62 | 65 | 31 | |
| Women | |||||||||
| Self-reported doctor-diagnosed hypertensiona | 5 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 51 | 59 | 23 | |
| Survey-defined hypertension | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 63 | 76 | 27 | |
| All adults | |||||||||
| Self-reported doctor-diagnosed hypertensiona | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 25 | |
| Survey-defined hypertension | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 43 | 62 | 71 | 29 | |
| Bases (weighted)b,c: | |||||||||
| Men, self-reported doctor-diagnosed hypertension | 150 | 171 | 167 | 198 | 166 | 128 | 84 | 1064 | |
| Men, survey-defined hypertension | 128 | 139 | 156 | 159 | 131 | 104 | 71 | 888 | |
| Women, self-reported doctor-diagnosed hypertension | 148 | 180 | 176 | 210 | 175 | 143 | 120 | 1150 | |
| Women, survey-defined hypertension | 122 | 147 | 145 | 179 | 150 | 119 | 96 | 959 | |
| All adults, self-reported doctor-diagnosed hypertension | 298 | 351 | 343 | 408 | 341 | 270 | 204 | 2214 | |
| All adults, survey-defined hypertension | 250 | 286 | 301 | 339 | 281 | 224 | 167 | 1847 | |
| Bases (unweighted)b,c: | |||||||||
| Men, self-reported doctor-diagnosed hypertension | 100 | 116 | 136 | 168 | 164 | 169 | 103 | 956 | |
| Men, survey-defined hypertension | 84 | 98 | 121 | 142 | 131 | 139 | 87 | 802 | |
| Women, self-reported doctor-diagnosed hypertension | 107 | 176 | 212 | 213 | 210 | 204 | 134 | 1256 | |
| Women, survey-defined hypertension | 87 | 147 | 180 | 184 | 183 | 172 | 109 | 1062 | |
| All adults, self-reported doctor-diagnosed hypertension | 207 | 292 | 348 | 381 | 374 | 373 | 237 | 2212 | |
| All adults, survey-defined hypertension | 171 | 245 | 301 | 326 | 314 | 311 | 196 | 1864 | |
a Excluding hypertension only in pregnancy
b Bases for self-reported doctor-diagnosed hypertension: age
16 and over who took part in bio module
c Bases for survey-defined hypertension: age 16 and over
with valid BP measurements
Contact
Email: Julie Landsberg, julie.landsberg@gov.scot