Table 3 Comparison of risk factors between hypertensive patients and healthy controls
Risk factors | Hypertensive patients (n = 402) | Controls (n = 402) | χ 2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smoking | Yes | 87 (21.6) | 102 (25.4) | 1.556 | 0.212 |
No | 315 (78.4) | 300 (74.6) | |||
Drinking | Yes | 55 (13.7) | 55 (13.7) | 0.000 | 1.000 |
No | 347 (86.3) | 347 (86.3) | |||
Bland diet | Yes | 246 (61.2) | 304 (75.6) | 19.360 | < 0.001 |
No | 156 (38.8) | 98 (24.4) | |||
Occupational physical activities | Light | 187 (46.5) | 143 (35.6) | 10.451 | 0.005 |
Moderate | 160 (39.8) | 200 (49.8) | |||
Heavy | 55 (13.7) | 59 (14.7) | |||
Exercise | < once/week | 211 (52.5) | 197 (49.0) | 3.157 | 0.206 |
1–2 times/week | 14 (3.5) | 24 (6.0) | |||
≥ 3 times/week | 177 (44.0) | 181 (45.0) | |||
Personality type | A type | 139 (34.6) | 88 (21.9) | 17.436 | 0.001 |
B type | 234 (58.2) | 284 (70.6) | |||
C type | 22 (5.5) | 26 (6.5) | |||
D type | 7 (1.7) | 4 (1.0) | |||
Anxiety level | Normal | 227 (56.5) | 290 (72.3) | 23.534 | < 0.001 |
Mild | 140 (34.8) | 95 (23.7) | |||
Moderate | 31 (7.7) | 15 (3.7) | |||
Severe | 4 (1.0) | 1 (0.2) | |||
Depression level | Normal | 241 (60.0) | 251 (62.4) | 1.670 | 0.684 |
Mild | 119 (29.6) | 104 (25.9) | |||
Moderate | 40 (10.0) | 44 (10.9) | |||
Severe | 2 (0.5) | 3 (0.7) | |||
Body mass index | < 18.50 | 8 (2.0) | 23 (5.7) | 46.103 | < 0.001 |
18.50–23.99 | 159 (39.6) | 231 (57.5) | |||
24.00–27.99 | 177 (44.0) | 127 (31.6) | |||
≥ 28.00 | 58 (14.4) | 21 (5.2) | |||
Abdominal obesity | Yes | 336 (84.0) | 260 (64.7) | 39.221 | < 0.001 |
No | 64 (16.0) | 142 (35.3) | |||
Family history of hypertension | Yes | 189 (47.0) | 78 (19.5) | 68.349 | < 0.001 |
No | 213 (53.0) | 322 (80.5) | |||