Table 1 Background characteristics of hypertensive patients
Variables | Total = 238 (%) | MetS | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes = 116 (%) | No = 122 (%) | ||||
Age, years: | Mean (±SD) | 53.2 (14.5) | 55.4 (13.7) | 51 (14.9) | 0.02 |
≤30 | 13 (5.5) | 2 (1.72) | 11 (9.1) | 0.06 | |
31–45 | 61 (25.6) | 31 (26.7) | 30 (24.6) | ||
46–60 | 88 (37.0) | 41 (35.3) | 47 (38.5) | ||
≥61 | 76 (31.9) | 42 (36.2) | 34 (27.9) | ||
Residence: | Rural | 62 (26.1) | 20 (17.2) | 42 (34.4) | 0.003 |
Urban | 176 (73.9) | 96 (82.8) | 80 (65.6) | ||
Marital status: | Single | 18 (7.6) | 5 (4.3) | 13 (10.7) | 0.048 |
Married | 214 (89.9) | 106 (91.4) | 108 (88.5) | ||
Divorced/widow | 6 (2.5) | 5 (4.3) | 1 (0.8) | ||
Occupation | Farmer | 34 (14.3) | 11 (9.5) | 23 (18.9) | |
Employed | 75 (31.5) | 36 (31.0) | 39 (32.0) | ||
Housewife | 84 (35.3) | 49 (42.2) | 35 (28.7) | ||
Merchant | 26 (10.9) | 9 (7.8) | 17 (13.9) | 0.05 | |
Retirement (pension) | 19 (8.0) | 11 (9.5) | 8 (6.6) | ||
Educational status: | Illiterate | 58 (24.4) | 25 (21.6) | 33 (27.0) | |
Primary | 87 (36.6) | 42 (36.2) | 45 (36.9) | ||
Secondary | 42 (17.6) | 21 (18.1) | 21 (17.2) | ||
Tertiary | 51 (21.4) | 28 (24.1) | 23 (18.9) | 0.67 | |
Income rate: in Ethiopian birr | No income | 37 (15.5) | 8 (6.9) | 29 (23.8) | |
≤1000 birr | 107 (45.0) | 50 (43.1) | 57 (46.7) | ||
1001–2000 birr | 47 (19.7) | 31 (26.7) | 16 (13.1) | <0.0001 | |
≥2001 birr | 47 (19.7) | 27 (23.3) | 20 (16.4) | ||
Work type: | Light work | 141 (59.2) | 66 (56.9) | 75 (61.5) | 0.43 |
Office work | 69 (29.0) | 38 (32.8) | 31 (25.4) | ||
Vigorous workc | 28 (11.8) | 12 (10.3) | 16 (13.1) | ||
Mode of transportation | Walking/bicycle | 185 (77.7) | 93 (80.2) | 92 (75.4) | |
Motorized vehicles | 53 (22.3) | 23 (19.8) | 30 (24.6) | 0.37 | |
Intensity of physical activity: | Low | 113 (47.5) | 52 (44.8) | 61 (50.0) | |
Moderate | 90 (37.8) | 43 (37.1) | 47 (38.5) | ||
High | 35 (14.7) | 21 (18.1) | 14 (11.5) | 0.34 | |
Doing exercises regularlyb | Yes | 64 (26.9) | 25 (21.6) | 39 (32.0) | |
No | 174 (73.4) | 91 (78.4) | 83 (68.0) | 0.07 | |
Ever drink alcohol: | Yes | 3 (1.3) | 2 (1.7) | 1 (0.8) | |
No | 235 (98.7) | 114 (98.3) | 121 (99.2) | 0.61 a | |