Table 1. Baseline characteristics of study population.
| Participants | Non Participants | |||||
| Men (140) | Women (79) | All (219) | Men (55) | Women (33) | All (88) | |
| Mean age in years (SD) | 50.4 (6.8) | 50.4 (6.3) | 50.4 (6.6) | 48.0 (8.5) | 48.3 (6.2) | 48.1 (7.7) |
| Mean SBP in mmHg (SD) | 159.2 (19.6) | 151.7 (23.9) | 156.5 (21.5) | 158.6 (22.1) | 144.8 (20.6) | 153.4 (22.4) |
| Mean DBP in mmHg (SD) | 96.3 (11.4) | 92.7 (15.3) | 95.0 (13.0) | 97.2 (13.8) | 92.2 (11.5) | 95.3 (13.1) |
| Mean BMI in kg/m2 (SD) | 26.1 (4.5) | 29.9 (6.0) | 27.5 (5.4) | 25.1 (4.6) | 32.4 (5.6) | 27.9 (6.1) |
| Level of education%(n) | ||||||
| Primary | 30.2 (42) | 29.1 (23) | 29.8 (65) | 40.0 (22) | 19.4 (28) | 32.6 (28) |
| Secondary | 25.9 (36) | 41.8 (33) | 31.7 (69) | 25.5 (14) | 58.1 (18) | 37.2 (32) |
| Tertiary | 43.9 (61) | 29.1 (23) | 38.5 (84) | 34.6 (19) | 22.6 (7) | 30.2 (26) |
| Smoking% (n) | ||||||
| Never | 87.7 (121) | 98.7 (78) | 91.7 (199) | 78.2 (43) | 100 (33) | 86.4 (76) |
| Current | 6.5 (9) | 0 | 4.2 (9) | 12.7 (7) | 0 | 8.0 (7) |
| Ex-smoker | 5.8 (8) | 1.3 (1) | 4.2 (9) | 9.1 (5) | 0 | 5.7 (5) |
| Detection of hypertension%(n) | ||||||
| Previously detected | 42.9 (60) | 72.2 (57) | 53.4 (117) | 43.6 (24) | 75.8 (25) | 55.7 (49) |
| Newly detected | 57.1 (80) | 27.9 (22) | 46.6 (102) | 56.4 (31) | 24.2 (8) | 44.3 (39) |
| Treatment of hypertension%(n) | ||||||
| No treatment | 76.4 (107) | 54.4 (43) | 68.5 (150) | 80.0 (44) | 51.5 (17) | 69.3 (61) |
| Current treatment | 23.6 (33) | 45.6 (36) | 31.5 (69) | 20.0 (11) | 48.5 (16) | 30.7 (27) |
| Duration of hypertension | ||||||
| Duration reported% (n) | 42.9 (60) | 70.9 (56) | 53.0 (116) | 41.8 (23) | 72.7 (24) | 53.4 (47) |
| Mean duration in years (95% CI) | 5.3 (4.2–6.3) | 6.2 (4.5–7.9) | 5.7 (4.8–6.7) | 6.0 (3.4–8.6) | 6.7 (3.3–10.1) | 6.3 (4.3–8.4) |
| BP classification%(n) | ||||||
| Controlled BP (<140/90 mmHg) | 3.6 (5) | 25.3 (20) | 11.4 (25) | 5.5 (3) | 33.3 (11) | 15.9 (14) |
| Grade 1 (mild) | 45.7 (64) | 36.7 (29) | 42.3 (93) | 45.5 (25) | 39.4 (13) | 43.2 (38) |
| Grade 2 (moderate) | 32.1 (45) | 19.0 (15) | 27.4 (60) | 21.8 (12) | 18.2 (6) | 20.5 (18) |
| Grade 3 (severe) | 18.6 (26) | 19.0 (15) | 18.7 (41) | 27.3 (15) | 9.1 (3) | 20.5 (18) |
| BP classification among treated%(n) | ||||||
| Controlled BP (<140/90 mmHg) | 15.2 (5) | 52.8 (19) | 34.8 (24) | 18.2 (2) | 50.0 (8) | 37.0 (10) |
| Grade 1 (mild) | 42.4 (14) | 27.8 (10) | 34.8 (24) | 45.5 (5) | 25.0 (4) | 33.3 (9) |
| Grade 2 (moderate) | 30.3 (10) | 8.3 (3) | 18.8 (13) | 9.1 (1) | 18.8 (3) | 14.8 (4) |
| Grade 3 (severe) | 12.1 (4) | 11.1 (4) | 11.6 (8) | 27.3 (3) | 6.3 (1) | 14.8 (4) |