Table 3 Distribution of normal blood pressure pre-hypertension and hypertension by age, education, marital status, diet, physical activity, smoking, use of alcohol, BMI and place of residence
Variable | Total | Normol BP | Pre-hypertension | Hypertension | (Chi-square) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 4142) % (CI) | (N = 1720) % (CI) | (N = 1460) % (CI) | (N = 962) % (CI) | P-value | |
Was 40 years and above | |||||
36.6 (35.1-38.1) | 23.5 (21.5-25.5) | 33.5 (31.1-35.9) | 64.7*(61.7-66.7) | (413.7) < 0.001 | |
Reported frequent physical activity | |||||
83.7 (82.6-84.8) | 85.3 (83.6-87.0) | 85.4 (83.6-87.2) | 78.0 (75.4-80.6) | (9.2) < 0.001 | |
Reported frequent consumption of vegetables | |||||
45.8 (44.3-47.3) | 47.5 (45.1-49.9) | 45.7 (43.1-48.3) | 43 0 (40.0-46.1) | (4.7) 0.030 | |
Reported frequent consumption of fruits | |||||
40.9 (39.4-42.4) | 42.6 (40.3-44.9) | 41.9 (39.4-44.3) | 36.2 (33.2-39.3) | (9.2) 0.002 | |
Currently consumes Alcohol | |||||
25.8 (23.4-28.1) | 21.7 (19.0-24.4) | 27.1 (24.2-29.8) | 31.2 (27.2-35.2) | (30.8) < 0.001 | |
Currently smokes | |||||
6.4 (5.4-7.5) | 5.8 (4.6-6.9) | 6.2 (4.6-7.9) | 8.0 (6.2-9.8) | (4.7) 0.030 | |
Was married or co-habiting | |||||
62.1(60.6-63.6) | 66.5 (64.3-68.7) | 59.9 (57.4-62.4) | 57.6 (54.5-60.7) | (23.7) < 0.001 | |
Had at least secondary level of education | |||||
42.7 (41.2-44.2) | 45.3 (43.0-47.7) | 44.9 (42.4-47.5) | 34.5 (31.5-37.5) | (24.5) < 0.001 | |
Body Mass Index is 25 Kg/M2 or more | |||||
20.2 (19.0-21.4) | 15.5 (13.8-17.2) | 19.7 (17.7-21.7) | 29.3 (26.4-32.2) | (68.9) <0.001 | |
Sex is male | |||||
35.7 (34.2-37.2) | 27.6 (25.5-29.7) | 44.2 (41.6-46.8) | 37.1 (34.1-40.2) | (40.3) < 0.001 | |
Resided in an urban area | |||||
33.1 (31.7-34.5) | 31.0 (28.8-33.2) | 33.5 (31.1-35.9) | 36.0 (33.0-39.0) | (6.9) 0.008 | |