[Table/Fig-3]:

Distribution of hypertensives according to their mean systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure

Age Groups	18-30	31-40	41-50	51-60	>60
18-30	-	-5.24 (0.001)	-12.14(0.000)	-15.86 (0.000)	-13.96(0.000)
31-40	5.24 (0.001)	-	-6.90 (0.000)	-10.63 (0.000)	-8.72(0.000)
41-50	12.14(0.000)	6.90(0.000)	-	-3.72(.022)	-1.82(.376)
51-60	15.86 (0.000)	10.63 (0.000)	3.72(.022)	-	1.90 (.354)
>60	13.96(0.000)	8.72(0.000)	1.82(.376)	-1.90 (.354)	-

Age Groups	18-30	31-40	41-50	51-60	>60
18-30	-	-2.05(0.030)	-3.32 (0.001)	-2.89 (0.005)	-.67(0.592)
31-40	2.05(0.030)	-	-1.28 (.146)	-.84(.335)	1.37 (.231)
41-50	3.32 (0.001)	1.28 (.146)	-	.43(.652)	1.37 (.231)
51-60	2.89 (0.005)	.84(.335)	-.43(.652)	-	2.22 (.067)
>60	.67(0.592)	-1.37 (.231)	-2.65(.029)	-2.22 (.067)	-

Gender	No. Studied	No. of hypertensives (%)	Mean SBP mmHg		Mean DBP mmHg
			Mean	± SD	Mean	± SD
Males	306	130 (42.48%)	129.66	18.38	81.58	10.58
Females	1203	541 (44.97%)	130.16	21.97	81.68	12.48
Total	1509	671 (44.46%)	130.06	21.29	81.66	12.11
t-value			0.411		0.151
P-value			0.681		0.880

Fisher’s LSD Test

SBP Mean difference (p value)

DBP Mean difference (p value)