Characteristics of patients with hypertension diagnosis (aged ≥40 years)
| 2001 (%) | 2002 (%) | 2003 (%) | 2004 (%) | 2005 (%) | 2006 (%) | Difference % (95% CI) 2001-2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients with | 142 976/784 948 | 160 508/813 417 | 155 932/789 908 | 192 508/828 327 | 205 810/842 745 | 199 207/826 973 | 5.9 |
| hypertension/total: | (18.2) | (19.7) | (19.7) | (23.2) | (24.4) | (24.1) | (5.7 to 6.0) |
| Sex | |||||||
| Women | 84 011 (20.3) | 93 416 (21.9) | 90 818 (21.9) | 110 663 (25.5) | 117 381 (26.7) | 113 467 (26.3) | 6.0 (5.6 to 6.0) |
| Men | 58 965 (15.9) | 67 092 (17.4) | 65 114 (17.4) | 81 845 (20.7) | 88 429 (22.0) | 85 740 (21.7) | 5.8 (5.6 to 6.0) |
| Age band (years) | |||||||
| 40–59 | 43 105 (9.7) | 47 933 (10.4) | 47 736 (10.4) | 56 317 (11.9) | 59 335 (12.3) | 59 052 (11.1) | 2.5 (2.4 to 2.6) |
| 60–75 | 67 074 (28.2) | 74 340 (30.5) | 72 784 (30.7) | 70 968 (35.6) | 93 859 (37.4) | 91 770 (37.3) | 9.1 (8.8 to 9.4) |
| ≥76 | 32 797 (31.5) | 38 235 (35.6) | 35 412 (37.1) | 36 500 (45.0) | 52 616 (48.6) | 48 385 (49.2) | 17.7 (17.3 to 18.1) |
| Deprivation quintile | |||||||
| 1 | 25 581 (16.5) | 28 640 (17.9) | 27 987 (17.9) | 34 594 (21.1) | 36 891 (22.1) | 35 775 (21.8) | 5.3 (5.1 to 5.6) |
| 2 | 30 643 (18.2) | 35 094 (19.6) | 34 209 (19.6) | 41 828 (22.8) | 45 211 (24.1) | 43 923 (23.7) | 5.5 (5.3 to 5.8) |
| 3 | 33 696 (18.9) | 37 475 (20.5) | 36 617 (20.5) | 45 559 (24.3) | 48 581 (25.4) | 47 054 (25.1) | 6.2 (5.9 to 6.4) |
| 4 | 27 157 (18.4) | 30 357 (19.9) | 29 321 (19.9) | 36 930 (23.6) | 38 864 (24.9) | 37 540 (24.6) | 6.3 (6.0 to 6.5) |
| 5 | 25 899 (19.1) | 28 942 (20.8) | 27 798 (20.9) | 34 137 (24.6) | 36 264 (25.7) | 34 915 (25.3) | 6.2 (5.9 to 6.5) |
| Comorbidities | |||||||
| Diabetes | 16 450 (47.2) | 20 126 (50.5) | 21 559 (49.6) | 27 586 (57.3) | 31 002 (59.4) | 32 330 (58.3) | 11.1 (10.4 to 11.8) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 934 (59.1) | 1201 (62.5) | 1408 (62.0) | 1851 (68.9) | 2119 (71.1) | 2250 (70.7) | 11.6 (8.7 to 14.5) |
| Coronary heart disease | 23 645 (38.7) | 26 748 (41.4) | 27 233 (41.0) | 32 001 (47.3) | 33 545 (49.1) | 33 149 (48.6) | 9.8 (9.3 to 10.4) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 6325 (40.2) | 7611 (43.4) | 8165 (44.0) | 10 168 (50.6) | 11 167 (52.6) | 11 730 (52.1) | 12.0 (10.9 to 13.0) |
| Stroke | 12 963 (48.1) | 14 971 (51.1) | 15 457 (50.2) | 18 630 (57.6) | 19 980 (59.9) | 19 994 (58.7) | 10.6 (9.8 to 11.3) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 6852 (39.0) | 7923 (41.8) | 8187 (41.3) | 9860 (47.4) | 10 439 (49.1) | 10 363 (48.3) | 9.3 (8.4 to 10.3) |
| Heart failure | 5974 (39.3) | 6294 (42.5) | 7224 (43.2) | 8397 (49.1) | 8824 (51.1) | 8655 (51.0) | 11.6 (10.5 to 12.7) |