Table 1 General characteristics of study participants (n = 10,031).
Characteristics | Hypertension, N (%) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Yes | No | ||
10,031 | 4365 (43.5) | 5666 (56.5) | ||
Age (years) | ||||
≤ 40 | 1514 (15.1) | 274 (18.1) | 1240 (81.9) | < 0.001** |
> 40 | 8517 (84.9) | 4091 (48.0) | 4426 (52.0) | |
Sex | ||||
Female | 5682 (56.6) | 2520 (44.4) | 3162 (55.6) | 0.054 |
Male | 4349 (43.4) | 1845 (42.4) | 2504 (57.6) | |
Location | ||||
Urban | 4797 (47.8) | 1855 (38.7) | 2942 (61.3) | < 0.001** |
Rural | 5234 (52.2) | 2510 (48.0) | 2724 (52.0) | |
Education level#ϖ | ||||
Low | 4242 (42.3) | 2298 (54.2) | 1944 (45.8) | < 0.001** |
High | 5784 (57.7) | 2064 (35.7) | 3720 (64.3) | |
SES# | ||||
Low | 3363 (35.7) | 1622 (48.2) | 1741 (51.8) | < 0.001** |
Middle-High | 6067 (64.3) | 2469 (40.7) | 3598 (59.3) | |
Employment status# | ||||
Employed | 5154 (51.7) | 2234 (43.3) | 2920 (56.7) | 0.725 |
Unemployed | 4813 (48.3) | 2103 (43.7) | 2710 (56.3) | |
Marital status# | ||||
Currently married | 9039 (90.2) | 3888 (43.0) | 5151 (57) | 0.002* |
Single and/or widowed | 980 (9.8) | 472 (48.2) | 508 (51.8) | |
BMI | ||||
Normal | 3036 (30.3) | 1106 (36.4) | 1930 (63.6) | < 0.001** |
Overweight-Obese | 6995 (69.7) | 3259 (46.6) | 3736 (53.4) | |
Physical activity# | ||||
Low | 3477 (36.9) | 1479 (42.5) | 1998 (57.5) | 0.205 |
High | 5953 (63.1) | 2612 (43.9) | 3341 (56.1) | |
Co-morbidity (DM) | ||||
Yes | 1695 (16.9) | 1160 (68.4) | 535 (31.6) | < 0.001** |
No | 8336 (83.1) | 3205 (38.4) | 5131 (61.6) | |
Family history (Hypertension)# | ||||
Yes | 3397 (34.04) | 1653 (48.7) | 1744 (51.3) | < 0.001** |
No | 6582 (65.96) | 2688 (40.8) | 3894 (59.2) | |
Family history (DM)# | ||||
Yes | 2474 (24.79) | 1099 (44.4) | 1375 (55.6) | 0.304 |
No | 7507 (75.21) | 3246 (43.2) | 4261 (56.8) | |
