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.


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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