Table 4.
Distribution of prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension, and sociodemographic characteristics of participants by study period.
| Variable | Period 1 | Period 2 | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Age | |||||
| <40 | 1619 | (41.5) | 1626 | (39.5) | |
| 40+ | 2286 | (58.5) | 2491 | (60,5) | .1 |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 1545 | (39.1) | 1548 | (37.6) | |
| Female | 2360 | (60.9) | 2569 | (62.4) | .1 |
| BMI | |||||
| <25 | 957 | (24.5) | 701 | (17) | |
| 25–29.9 | 1335 | (34.2) | 1392 | (33.8) | |
| 30+ | 1613 | (41.3) | 2024 | (49.2) | .00 |
| Prevalence | 1148 | (29.4) | 1329 | (32.3) | .00 |
| Awareness | 445 | (38.8) | 746 | (56.1) | .00 |
| Treatment | 234 | (52.8) | 472 | (63.3) | .00 |
| Control | 65 | (27.9) | 187 | (39.6) | .00 |