Table 1 Crude characteristics of categorical variables of participants
Parameter | Overall | Normotensive; n = 106/40.2% | Hypertensive; n = 158/59.8% | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 50.33 ± 10.2 | 49.77 ± 10.6 | 50.81 ± 10.3 | 0.427 |
Gender | ||||
 Females | 157 (59.5) | 57 (53.8) | 100 (63.3) | 0.127 |
 Males | 107 (40.5) | 49 (46.2) | 58 (36.7) | |
Marital status | ||||
 Single | 18 (6.8) | 14 (13.2) | 4 (2.5) | 0.007 |
 Married | 197 (74.6) | 81 (76.4) | 116 (73.4) | |
 Divorced | 27 (10.2) | 6 (5.7) | 21 (13.3) | |
 Widowed | 22 (8.3) | 5 (4.7) | 17 (10.8) | |
Education status | ||||
 Illiterate | 55 (20.8) | 25 (23.6) | 30 (19.0) | 0.009 |
 Primary | 141 (53.4) | 45 (42.5) | 96 (60.8) | |
 Secondary | 54 (20.5) | 31 (29.2) | 23 (14.6) | |
 Tertiary | 14 (5.3) | 5 (4.7) | 9 (5.7) | |
Major occupation | ||||
 Unemployed | 19 (7.2) | 5 (4.7) | 14 (8.9) | 0.023 |
 Farmer | 87 (33.0) | 39 (36.7) | 48 (30.4) | |
 Trader | 83 (31.4) | 23 (21.7) | 60 (38.0) | |
 Nurse | 7 (2.7) | 4 (3.8) | 3 (1.9) | |
 Teacher | 17 (6.4) | 7 (6.6) | 10 (6.3) | |
 Beautician | 8 (3.0) | 6 (5.7) | 2 (1.3) | |
 Other | 43 (16.3) | 22 (20.8) | 21 (13.3) | |
Smoking status | ||||
 No | 251 (95.1) | 102 (96.2) | 149 (94.3) | 0.640 |
 Yes | 5 (1.9) | 1 (0.9) | 4 (2.5) | |
 Former | 8 (3.0) | 3 (2.8) | 5 (3.2) | |
Drinking status | ||||
 No | 227 (86.0) | 77 (72.6) | 150 (94.9) | < 0.0001 |
 Yes | 20 (7.6) | 18 (17.0) | 2 (1.3) | |
 Former | 17 (6.4) | 11 (10.4) | 6 (3.8) | |