Blood Pressure Categories Among Active Duty Service Members (Fort Lewis) Not Taking Medicine for High Blood Pressure
| Characteristic | Blood Pressure Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Prehypertension | Stage 1 Hypertension | Stage 2 Hypertension | |
| Overall | n = 3867 | n = 9560 | n = 1535 | n = 144 |
| Age groups (%) | ||||
| 17 to 24 years | 2271 (32.1) | 4274 (60.3) | 508 (7.2) | 30 (0.4) |
| 25 to 39 years | 1339 (20.4) | 4372 (66.5) | 787 (12.0) | 77 (1.2) |
| 40 to 65 years | 257 (17.7) | 914 (63.1) | 240 (16.6) | 37 (2.6) |
| Sex (%) | ||||
| Men | 2988 (22.6) | 8657 (65.4) | 1453 (11.0) | 134 (1.0) |
| Women | 879 (46.9) | 903 (48.2) | 82 (4.4) | 10 (0.5) |
| Race/ethnicity (%) | ||||
| White | 2241 (25.6) | 5542 (63.4) | 888 (10.2) | 71 (0.8) |
| Black | 404 (23.8) | 1058 (62.2) | 207 (12.2) | 31 (1.8) |
| Hispanic | 631 (25.9) | 1555 (63.9) | 226 (9.3) | 20 (0.8) |
| Other | 591 (26.5) | 1405 (62.9) | 214 (9.6) | 22 (1.0) |
| Rank (%) | ||||
| Junior enlisted | 2548 (30.2) | 5182 (61.5) | 647 (7.7) | 54 (0.6) |
| Senior rank | 1319 (19.8) | 4378 (65.6) | 888 (13.3) | 90 (1.3) |