This statistic displays the proportion of individuals with hypertension in England in 2015, by gender and body mass index. In this year, 43 percent of men and 37 percent of women who had hypertension were also obese.
Proportion of individuals with hypertension in England in 2015, by gender and body mass index
* Weighted bases: n (men) = 2,543; n (women = 2,560. The source provides the following information: -All with hypertension: SBP at least 140mmHg or DBP at least 90mmHg or taking medication prescribed for high blood pressure. Body mass index: - normal: 18.5 to less than 25 kilograms per meter squared. -overweight: 25 to less than 30 kilograms per meter squared. - obesity, including morbidly obese: 30 kilograms per meter squared or more.
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NHS Digital. (December 14, 2016). Proportion of individuals with hypertension in England in 2015, by gender and body mass index [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/376083/hypertension-by-gender-and-body-mass-index-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Proportion of individuals with hypertension in England in 2015, by gender and body mass index." Chart. December 14, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/376083/hypertension-by-gender-and-body-mass-index-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2016). Proportion of individuals with hypertension in England in 2015, by gender and body mass index. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/376083/hypertension-by-gender-and-body-mass-index-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Proportion of Individuals with Hypertension in England in 2015, by Gender and Body Mass Index." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/376083/hypertension-by-gender-and-body-mass-index-in-england/
NHS Digital, Proportion of individuals with hypertension in England in 2015, by gender and body mass index Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/376083/hypertension-by-gender-and-body-mass-index-in-england/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Proportion of individuals with hypertension in England in 2015, by gender and body mass index [Graph], NHS Digital, December 14, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/376083/hypertension-by-gender-and-body-mass-index-in-england/
